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Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
Insignia Financial is set to pilot a four-day work week, a win for employees in recent Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiations. The Finance Sector Union (FSU) and Insignia Financial have capped months of bargaining, with 68% of employees voting in favour ...

Profile Financial Services chief resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... Peter Coleman, who assumed the post after the departure of Sarah Abood in October 2019. She was previously the group's general manager and before that was head of operations when she joined in March 2018. Ridley also worked at Pitcher Partners as ...

ASIC seeks $27m penalty against AustralianSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... super funds. "The penalties that we say are appropriate, $27 million, we say do have that necessary sting or burden for general deterrence purposes and, in circumstances where it does seem that AustralianSuper has done a lot, a very great deal, to bring ...

New shareholder, governance services firm enters market

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... partners who can provide deep expertise in navigating shareholder approval processes, whether for M&A transactions or annual general meetings," Stanghieri added. "PGS Advisers is positioned to be that trusted partner, offering a level of focus and specialisation ...

Iress rejigs leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Iress, he held senior leadership positions at MLC and National Australia Bank, including as group executive of advice and general manager of sales at the former. "... we extend our appreciation to Jason, who pioneered our Xplan software and has been ...

Global X launches defence technology ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... revenues are closely tied to military needs, which gives the defence sector a level of resilience and less correlation with general economic cycles. This, he said, positions DTEC as an "attractive option for investors seeking capital growth." The ETF ...

AustralianSuper updates deceased members' investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
AustralianSuper has changed the way it invests deceased members' funds and refreshed the investment objectives for two options. As of October 1, AustralianSuper is moving account balances to the cash option after it is notified of a deceased member's ...

FAAA announces 2024 awards finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Rerrie from Griffith University are in contention for the FAAA University Student of the Year Award. Tania Milnes, FAAA's general manager membership, said: "Now more than ever, we want to shine the light on the positive, life-changing advice that FAAA ...

Vale Todd Guyot

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
Todd Guyot, the portfolio manager of Regal Funds Management, has passed away. Regal chief investment officer Phil King paid tribute to Guyot, who died suddenly over the weekend. "Todd was a terrific investor, an even greater person, and a cherished ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
The S&P Dow Jones SPIVA Global Scorecard has revealed another tough year for active management in 2024. Initially covering just US-domiciled funds, nine regional year-end scorecards now cover active performance in funds operating in markets in Australia ...