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Natixis names head of diversity, equity and inclusion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Natixis Investment Managers has promoted Charlene Sagoe to head of diversity, equity and inclusion for its international business. Sagoe will be responsible for driving Natixis' diversity, equity and inclusion ambitions which is an important pillar ...

Insurers to get new advocacy body

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
Australia's life insurance industry will soon have a new peak body, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Expected to launch later this year, CALI is the brainchild of a collective of life insurers who believe it is now time for the sector ...

NSW to introduce options for first home buyers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
From January 2023 first home buyers in New South Wales will have the option of paying stamp duty or an annual land tax under proposed reforms. The plan, announced in the 2022-23 NSW budget, will see first home buyers purchasing a home up to the value ...

Westpac outlines new social initiatives

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... executive consumer and business banking Chris de Bruin said. On the bank's LMI Waiver expansion, de Bruin said that the initiative will enable more women to purchase their home sooner with a reduced deposit and without the expense of mortgage insurance. ...

AIST names Rising Star

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
... TelstraSuper's real assets team and has been with the fund since 2020. "This year's winner has shown drive and initiative by establishing an internal committee of their peers to foster investments discussions and share learnings across investment ...

HESTA names new chief growth officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2022
HESTA has promoted customer experience and insights leader Sam Harris to chief growth officer. Harris first joined HESTA in 2012 and has been a member of the fund's leadership team since 2015. Harris was later appointed head of insights and customer ...

Leading wealth management marketers recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2022
The annual Financial Standard MAX Awards honoured 23 leading campaigns, organisations, teams and individuals in marketing, advertising and sales at an event in Sydney last night. The awards, now in their 27th year, recognise outstanding work in the ...

Pendal launches new charitable investment vehicle

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... natural alliance for Pendal and we are pleased to be able to offer our responsible investing expertise to support the initiative," he said. Joe Ware, managing director and co-founder of Investment Giving Australia, said: "We are thrilled to launch Investment ...

Stephen Jones confirmed as financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... financial advisers better access to client superannuation information from the MyGov ATO portal. "We appreciate this initiative, knowing that it will benefit many of our members providing support to their clients," he said. Meanwhile, Industry Super ...

Calls for Indigenous super beneficiary changes renewed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... deceased person does not have one." Established in 2013, the Indigenous Superannuation Working Group is a cross-industry initiative that seeks to improve superannuation outcomes for Indigenous people. The working group's members include super bodies ...