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Future Group positions super offerings for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... updated; the portfolio also now creates a positive bias towards companies that hold a current Workplace Gender Equality Agency Employer of Choice Citation. A Verve member with $50,000 invested in the Balanced option will have their balance evenly split ...

The tax system is being weaponised to inflict abuse, ombudsman says

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... who'll refer cases of financial abuse to a specialist team - the point of referral for alleged abuse. The tax collection agency said it will also refine its procedures and guidelines on the circumstances in which it may permanently remove a debt, defer ...

Nominate now for the 2025 MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... management firm in a business development capacity. This year, we introduce two new awards - Rising Star of the Year - Agency and Rising Star of the Year - Marketing. These awards recognise emerging talent in their respective fields, exclusively open ...

MaxCap names chief risk officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... transformation, credit and market risk, governance, relationship management and origination. Before joining the export credit agency, he held several high-level risk management positions at IAG, ANZ, NAB Standard & Poor's, and Bank of America. As ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... where CalPERS was also an investor. He landed at CalPERS from China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the agency that manages the country's capital account. Further, he served as deputy chief investment officer at the $3.2 trillion ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... requirements around physical climate risk assessments and consideration of stretch targets aligned to the International Energy Agency definition for zero-carbon-ready buildings. Embodied carbon is the emissions associated with the construction and ongoing ...

Gender parity in financial services an economic imperative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025
... marginally narrowed from 23.6% to 22.2% in the last financial year, newly released figures from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) show. Across all professions, this comes to a 21.8% pay gap or every $1 on average a man makes, women earn 78c. ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... average. For the average fund, tokenisation is expected to generate a 30% cost saving on fund accounting, 25% on transfer agency costs, and 24% on compliance monitoring, client reporting, and regulatory reporting. Overall, asset managers could achieve ...

Former AMP licensees rebranded as Akumin

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... businesses, Fortnum Private Wealth and Personal Financial Services. It follows the appointment of an external creative agency and consultation with The Advisers Association, the group's employees and financial advisers. Brand workshops and surveys ...

Financial services chips away at gender pay gap: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
The financial services sector made a fractional improvement on its gender pay disparity, reporting a 22.2% gap on a median and average basis, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) report shows. The 2024 financial year shows that financial ...