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FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) is urging the financial services industry to adopt paid menopause leave policies as it finds more than one third of workers experiencing symptoms are likely to retire early as a result. In October 2023, the FSU launched ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
For the first time since the 1970s, China will begin "gradually raising" the national retirement age from next year as it looks to stretch a dwindling pension budget further to sustain its ageing population. The country has approved proposals to raise ...

HESTA lowers insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... at least 3.2% for unitised cover and 2.5% for fixed cover, regardless of age and type of insurance cover held. In the general occupation category, a member who is aged 21 will pay a total of 43 cents in insurance fees per week. A 21-year-old who works ...

Dimensional hires institutional sales lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... services, focusing on institutional asset management. Bjarnason was previously head of liquidity management at Legal and General Investment Management. Before that, she was a business development executive at Goldman Sachs Asset Management for 16 years. ...

FAAA ramps up Dixon inquiry campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... investigate and take action in a timely way, despite numerous complaints from as early as 2008," she reinforced. Echoing this, general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson said there remains too many unanswered questions as to the ...

Vote for Financial Standard in Australian Financial Industry Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Financial Standard is a finalist in the Australian Financial Industry Awards 2024, and we'd love to have your support. Fresh from winning Financial Services Publication of the Year at the recent Impact Awards, Financial Standard has been nominated ...

ASX chair to retire, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... appointing a chair to succeed Damian Roche, who is set to leave his post at the conclusion of the stock exchange's annual general meeting (AGM) on October 28. David Clarke joins the ASX as non-executive director and chair elect with immediate effect ...

TradingHub makes Australian debut

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... joining TradingHub in 2018. Farr was occupied at a senior role in risk management at the ASX and most recently the executive general manager of one of Commonwealth Bank's financial crime remediation unit. "David and Michael's vast financial, regulatory ...

Hostplus launches digital advice platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
... SuperSmart tool is a game-changer for Hostplus and potentially for the broader superannuation industry." Iress executive general manager for wealth Kelli Willmer said SuperSmart was created to support the industry to solve the advice gap, leveraging ...

VanEck to launch defence ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2024
VanEck will list a global defence exchange-traded fund (ETF) this Thursday on the ASX. The VanEck Global Defence ETF (ASX: DFND) will offer exposure to a portfolio of companies across sectors such as aerospace and defence, and electronics equipment ...