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

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... understanding of AI as either "low" or "very low", while about 75% said that they use AI to "some extent". FSU national assistant secretary Nicole McPherson said finance workers understand that technological change from AI is inevitable, and they want ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms remains a priority before he bows out of politics but fell short of confirming when the draft bill will see the light of day. Jones told a recent ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... requirement by scrapping the list of approved qualifications and proposing to allow any bachelor's degree or higher. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones this morning announced the proposed change - which calls for a bachelor's degree or higher ...

Dexus names funds management executives to steer growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... infrastructure funds for eight months before the transition. Before Dexus, Sheffield was the chief operating officer and assistant fund manager at Colonial First State Global Asset Management. He was posted at Commonwealth Bank, Investa Property Group ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... existential threat for financial advice in this country." This will be determined by the relevant minister at the time. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones this morning announced that the Albanese government is directing Treasury to undertake a comprehensive ...

VFMC wraps up leadership changes

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... senior portfolio manager in VFMC's absolute returns team and has been with the fund since 2016 when he joined as an assistant portfolio manager. Before that, he was a consultant and a member of the fixed interest and portfolio construction research ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Labor frontbencher, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones is retiring from politics and will not contest the upcoming federal election. Jones spent 15 years as the member for Whitlam - covering Illawarra and the Southern ...

AFCA chief operating officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... to joining AFCA Untersteiner spent more than 13 years with the Australian Taxation Office in various roles including assistant commissioner and acting chief financial officer from August 2016 to June 2017. Untersteiner joined AFCA when it was receiving ...

Minimum service standards for super funds welcomed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones announced new mandatory minimum service standards for all large APRA-regulated superannuation funds. Chalmers said the reforms will improve member outcomes and how funds engage with their ...

Australian Unity hires from Centuria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... portfolio of high-quality assets and related stakeholder engagement. Plant has been with AUHPT since 2014 and served as assistant fund manager since 2018. Lastly, Scott O'Donoghue has been appointed national portfolio manager healthcare property, with ...