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Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) has bucked the trend, rejecting the proposal to legislate an objective of superannuation. The IFPA said it supports consistency in future policy making around superannuation, which should be ...

ANZIIF chief steps down

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
Prue Willsford will depart at the end of the year after a decade-long tenure. Leading the organisation through a period of growth, ANZIIF said Willsford has been integral to the improvement of professional frameworks, upholding professional standards ...

Bank of Queensland names Frazis replacement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
Current chairman Patrick Allaway has been named as Bank of Queensland's (BOQ) new managing director and chief executive for the period up to December 2024. The temporary appointment comes after former chief executive George Frazis departed suddenly ...

The seven global megatrends to watch: CSIRO

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
CSIRO senior research consultant Dr Claire Naughtin shared findings from the research house's latest Our Future World Report at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) last week, highlighting seven global megatrends to keep an eye on. The ...

Industry fund bags consecutive customer experience award

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
A $25 billion industry super fund has claimed consecutive top customer experience awards from Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (CSBA). Spirit Super ranked first again in CSBA's SenseCX benchmarking report, which evaluates ease, sentiment ...

Ares, Mubadala form global credit secondaries JV

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Ares Management and sovereign wealth fund Mubadala formed a joint venture to invest in global credit secondaries opportunities. The venture will initially aim to invest US$1 billion as it seeks to capitalise on anticipated growth and substantial demand ...

Retirement officer roles critical in super funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
With a wave of new members coming into retirement, it's more important than ever for super funds to create dedicated C-suite roles, a panel of executives at the Conference of Major Super Funds urged yesterday. As Aware Super's head of retirement ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... numbers are up to date... It's quite simple, and boards, directors, executives and lots of people across the organisation should be involved in practicing these activities, as your third party should be." Pales noted if a super fund has a material ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... days a year, designing its offering through consultation with the Victorian Women's Trust which was the first organisation in Australia to introduce it in 2017. When an employee is taking advantage of the leave, they simply update their Slack status ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Recent developments in Australia have brought some positive changes for advancing women's rights and gender equality. In recent time, the government has taken concrete steps towards creating a more equitable society, implementing initiatives aimed at ...