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BUSSQ board fully stocked again

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
BUSSQ has welcomed its former chief executive back to the fold as a board director. Linda Vickers, who retired as BUSSQ chief executive in 2020, has joined the fund's board as a member representative. She has over 40 years' experience in superannuation ...

CareSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
A new chair and deputy chair have been named at CareSuper. Linda Scott has been appointed chair of CareSuper, effective this month. She has served as deputy chair for the last two years. Scott takes over from Terry Wetherall who served as chair since ...

KPMG recommends super changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... implemented this for its staff after getting an exemption on the Act. KPMG national sector lead for asset and wealth management Linda Elkins said the exclusion of SG from Paid Parental Leave exacerbates the gap between men and women, as women are often ...

Rise of the mega funds continues

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... COVID but will now accelerate, mostly in the industry funds sector," KPMG national sector leader, asset & wealth management Linda Elkins said. "Over the next few years, we will see an increase in scale of the 'mega' funds and a widening gap between the ...

Industry fund chief to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
The head of a $5 billion superannuation fund is stepping down at the end of 2020. BUSSQ chief executive Linda Vickers is retiring from the role and will be succeeded by chief operating officer Damian Wills. Vickers has been with the super fund for more ...

Franklin Templeton announces revised APAC team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... organisation within the APAC region. Matthew Harrison will continue in his role as managing director Australia and New Zealand. Linda Lian will take on a new role as head of China strategy. Isabella Chan will be appointed head of Hong Kong. Shannon Wang ...

Financial institution charged over Epstein scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... regulator against a financial institution for dealings with the convicted pedophile. DFS superintendent of financial services Linda Lacewell announced that Deutsche Bank, its New York branch, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company America have agreed to pay ...

Generation gap opens up in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... they need to focus on operational improvements even more to meet expectations," KPMG head of asset and wealth management Linda Elkins said. "A majority said financial advice from their provider was important, but only a third were willing to pay for ...

Super consolidation to slash 60% of funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... within the next half a decade, with 52 still around in 10 years' time, KPMG wrote. KPMG head of wealth and asset management Linda Elkins said the pressures of COVID-19 would only serve to intensify the increased merger activity of the past year. Elkins ...

Zurich pledges to COVID-19 support

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... across Zurich's primary charity partners in Australia and New Zealand and smaller grants divided between 16 other charities. Linda Griffin, Zurich Australia head of corporate affairs and community, said: "The intention of the funding is to help these ...