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HMC Capital bolsters insto team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... roles in business development, transactions management, capital raising and investor relations, including at Lendlease where she spent ten years. Most recently, she was head of capital raising for Australia as the developer and funds manager. Nicholas ...

CBA's 'Cinderella story' over: Analysts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) delivered another strong half yearly result this week, reporting net profit after tax of $5.14 billion. Yet, despite the continued strong performance, analysts are highly conscious of how overvalued the bank might ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... hold funds to account, with no sanctions or consequences for failing to adhere to their statutory responsibilities - which she described as "deeply disappointing." Last month, treasurer Jim Chalmers and outgoing assistant treasurer Stephen Jones announced ...

SG Hiscock, Ruffer shutter funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Two funds managed by SG Hiscock (SGH) and Ruffer have closed due to lack of investor interest. The SGH Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund was terminated on February 3 for failing to reach its required scale and retain and attract the desired number of investors. ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... of finance. "But as things stand, they are being left out and this is creating negativity and fears around job security," she said. "AI will transform many sectors including the finance sector, but how it is implemented will be critical. Without the ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Australians overwhelmingly distrust the government on superannuation taxes and are wary of placing their confidence in the opposition, according to a new nationwide poll. The nationally representative poll, commissioned by the Financial Services Council ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... approved in the new world and that these existing programs remain an important pathway for new entrants to join the profession," she said. "We note that important detail is yet to be communicated, including the timing, arrangements for current students ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... record levels, it is those markets with larger pools of DC assets that are the main engine behind this continued growth," she said. "As the size of these asset pools continues to increase, we are seeing increased influence by governments towards pension ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... Ammon has been acting in the role since September 2024 when Jane McGovern was appointed chief customer and strategy officer. She first joined MLC Life in 2024 as general manager, risk. She has previously been at icare NSW for just over two years, first ...

Independent financial planning boutique opens in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... started a business, sometimes multiple businesses, and they might have some trusts or a self-managed super fund, or not," she told Financial Standard. "The business owners don't always have a great deal of experience with superannuation before engaging ...