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NZ Super appoints inaugural chief operating officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... The appointment combines Steed's current role of general manager technology and general manager strategy and shared services. A spokesperson has confirmed both general manager roles will be dissolved upon the appointment. As the inaugural chief operating ...

HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
HESTA members currently in the midst of an extended limited services period will not see a pause or reduction applied to their administration fees, the fund confirmed. The $89 billion fund is currently transitioning to GROW Inc. (GROW) for its administration ...

Bill Gates to shutter Gates Foundation in 2045

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... experienced, and is funding public digital infrastructure to ensue people always have access to financial and social services that foster an inclusive and equitable economy. "As Microsoft turns 50 years old, it feels right that I celebrate the milestone ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... gains to be paid. So, we do have some concerns." In addition, as the industry awaits who will be named the new financial services minister, the FAAA said it intends to hand over a long list of "critical" advice reforms. "As soon as we know who that minister ...

Longview Partners sets up local hub

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... sitting within Franklin Templeton. For four years, he served as co-head of global distribution, managing sales and client services activity across Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Before that, he was the managing director and head of distribution ...

Super moves: QIC, VFMC, ESSSuper, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... is leaving Frontier for a job as an investment manager at EISS Super, the not-for-profit fund for Victorian emergency services and state employees. Cardaci was a senior consultant at Frontier and the deputy head of responsible investments. Previously ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... internal compliance staff compared to 29% in 2024. More than half (57%) spent less than $50,000 on external compliance services as opposed to 39% last year. Holley Nethercote managing partner Paul Derham said while the decrease in spending is likely ...

Sequoia appoints licensee, adviser services lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Sequoia Financial Group has appointed Daryl Stout as head of licensee and adviser services, set to join the leadership team later this month. Stout will report directly to chief executive Garry Crole and will be responsible for growth, operational excellence ...

Australia tops list for financial services job growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
Australia recorded a significant upswing in professional job vacancies, led by the financial services sector in March, according to the Robert Walters Global Jobs Index. The research found that professional white-collar vacancies in financial services ...

ASIC cancels licence of Brite Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence of Brite Advisors after the now-defunct investment and pension firm failed to compensate a client, triggering a payout under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). The regulator cancelled ...