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ASX chief churn increases: Analyst

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2023
... of new leadership coming in with a detailed transformation plan and a clear pathway for execution." She said A2Milk is a good case study, taken over by chief executive David Bortolussi at a time when border closures had disrupted the path to Chinese ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... experience and skill in managing a portfolio comprising different and complex pieces, but anchoring that with data can provide a good sense of where we are today and where we want to be in the future." He and his team use a portfolio system developed ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... user-friendly. She said: "Some also included a death, TPD, and income protection claims guide to help members, that's all good stuff." However, there is still room for improvement. "We do think that the industry as a whole still needs to lift in ...

The four stages of retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... the office... And you can play as much golf as you want. You might have a couple of stiff joints, but overall, all is in good shape!" After a while, however, people get sick of this phase. "Turns out the lack of structure is not actually all that conducive ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... audits... but if you can leverage the experience you've had together in responding to what a scenario crisis is, that's good." Pales likened it to the effectiveness of a fire drill. "We all walk down 25 flights of stairs out into the grass area ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
The four-day workweek wave has hit Australian shores and its many advocates believe it can play a major role in closing the gender pay gap in retirement. This month, Labor and Greens senators backed a recommendation by the Senate work and care committee ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... harvesting is incurred at every cycle; some women may only need to go through one round to collect enough eggs to give them a good chance of having a baby in the future, while others will need to have further rounds. "There is also a yearly storage fee ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... seeker treatment, they're left-wing but upwardly mobile, they don't press for redistribution of income, and they earn good money. "... There is a demographic link here, they're mostly 18 to 24," Ralph said. "When they talk about super, typically ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
The rising cost of travel, fuel and many food staples continue to aggravate the quality of living for retirees as inflation leapt 7.5% in the last year. Oils and fats (20.8%), domestic travel and accommodation (19.8%), milk (17.9%), gas (17.4%), fuel ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... rate as a positive for the nation and said given the circumstances it's a "stunning outcome." "We're getting very good prices for our commodities on world markets, we have been seeing the beginnings of wage growth as well and that's really ...