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Commonwealth Bank shakes up executive leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Commonwealth Bank has overhauled its executive leadership team after two senior members signalled their intent to retire next year. Commonwealth Bank chief risk officer Nigel Williams and human resources group executive Sian Lewis will both step down ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... update, the Nanuk New World Fund benefited from the performance of Medtronic Plc, Shimadzu Corporation, and Tandem Diabetes Care. Its top holdings include Microsoft, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Zebra Technologies, and NVIDIA.

Zurich launches new TPD option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... Services Australia has launched a new total and permanent disability (TPD) offering designed specifically to cover ongoing care requirements in the event of a severe accident or illness. The new 'continuous care' option allows for a more tailored TPD ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
Vanguard will pay a $12.9 million fine after being found guilty of greenwashing earlier this year. It marks the largest penalty ever imposed by the Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims ...

Aged care costs begin to worry older Aussies

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
Older Australians are increasingly seeking financial advice in relation to aged care costs, new research from Challenger and National Seniors Australia shows. According to the study, calculating aged care costs has become a dominant concern for older ...

Court rejects Linchpin director appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... court found Daly improperly used his position, failed to take reasonable steps to ensure compliance, exercise reasonable care and diligence, and act in the best interests of members as an officer of Endeavour. Further, Daly improperly used his position ...

Lack of talent challenging DDO compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
The regulator's recent crackdown on risk and compliance in the sector has product issuers stuck between a rock and a hard place, with an extreme dearth of talent making it difficult for fund managers and super funds to meet ASIC's expectations. Earlier ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Actuaries Institute has named Jan Swinhoe the Actuary of the Year for 2024. Swinhoe has an extensive background in financial services, having worked across insurance, institutional banking, and superannuation. She is currently a non-executive director ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The Senate committee tasked with investigating issues related to menopause wants the government to research the efficacy of existing reproductive leave policies in Australia and overseas with consideration to introducing it in the National Employment ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Federal Reserve elected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points overnight, its first reduction in four years. The US central bank decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many ...