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Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... the funds to be able to afford a deposit for a home or maintain a mortgage," he said. "This has deep implications across society. Younger Australians are in desperate need of solutions, but there are no politically simple ways to tilt housing back towards ...

Global X brings US infrastructure ETF to Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... infrastructure services. "The US infrastructure sector is facing an urgent need for development. As recent as 2021, the American Society of Civil Engineers assigned US infrastructure a 'poor grade', highlighting significant deficiencies which must be ...

Super Members Council appoints inaugural chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... said. "It's a privilege to be given this opportunity to help ensure the super system reflects Australia's modern society and economy - and that it is strengthened to meet the needs of more Australians." Sherry's appointment is effective July ...

Employees will quit on full return-to-office orders: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... Peters said. "Employees need to understand there needs to be a balance between work life and personal life. In the past, society has put an emphasis on professional life, but it now seems some people have the mindset work is interrupting their personal ...

CFA Society Australia launches

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
CFA Society Australia has officially launched, with the aim to giving a stronger voice to Australian CFA charterholders while raising the recognition of the CFA credential in Australia. CFA Society Australia chief executive Lisa Carroll said the transition ...

How to win in today's wealth management industry: EY

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... (EY) report. "Overcoming these challenges is vital if wealth managers are to create value for clients, stakeholders, and society over the remainder of this decade," the report said. However, most wealth managers are currently a distance from achieving ...

Impact Alpha Partners adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... economy transformation and innovations in policies and markets." "The scale of socio-economic change and disruption for society and the natural world will require unprecedented ingenuity and business resilience. Positive change requires courage and humility ...

Nest appoints interim chief executive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... recruited and onboarded, Nest said. Most recently, Cornelius served as interim group chief executive at Skipton Building Society - a mutual owned by its members. He was previously Skipton's commercial and strategy director for a decade. He will take ...

A quarter of advised Australians nervous about retirement

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... income can materially improve their quality of life, supporting better retirement outcomes as well as benefiting broader society and the Australian economy," Mannix said.

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... investors. Implementing a rigid and complex regulatory framework is likely to impose excessive costs but do little to protect society," Hebner said. "Unfortunately, such an outcome seems highly likely given the political pressure to act, even though ...