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Martin Fahy to step down as ASFA chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
Martin Fahy will exit the top job after seven years in the role and Gary Dransfield will take over as an interim replacement. Fahy took up the position in 2016 and is due to depart in the coming weeks. The super advocacy body said the former chief led ...

FS Sustainability reveals ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
The 50 most influential ESG professionals working at ASX-listed companies have been named in the inaugural ESG Power50 guide. The ESG Power50 comprises a diverse group of professionals who are actively shaping the future for the companies where they ...

Aware Super bolsters strategy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
Aware Super has expanded its investment strategy team with the hire of four new specialists and has set up a new investment risk division. Two new hires will play a founding role in a new investment risk team, with the other two supplementing the macro ...

Macquarie terminates alternatives fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
Macquarie decided to close the fund after identifying significant increases in management fees would need to be incurred by the investor to keep it running sustainably. The investment manager said a strategic review determined the Macquarie Professional ...

FAAA sounds alarm on no-consultation super reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... and process of the Performance Test. "It is disappointing that, as the leading association for the financial advice profession, we have not been directly consulted with, despite this matter having a substantial impact upon our members," Abood said. She ...

'Kick down the road' mentality fuels retirement insecurity: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
Despite over 30 years of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee, two-thirds of Australians fear they won't have enough money to last through retirement. A study commissioned by Findex and conducted by YouGov, investigating Australians' readiness for retirement ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... media is a big reason for that." The impact of finfluencers is obviously good not only for that audience, but for the profession, Scully says, because they are being exposed to the benefits of making the right financial decision. "Ultimately that will ...

PensionDanmark selects future chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
PensionDanmark appointed Peter Stensgaard Mørch as its new chief executive, to take over after having served a year as deputy chief executive. It was recently announced that Torben Möger Pedersen, the long-serving chief executive of the pension fund ...

AZ NGA partners with advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
AZ NGA has joined forces with a Melbourne-based advisory practice to help drive growth across both businesses. Accounting and advisory firm Rose Partners will collaborate with AZ NGA to help it achieve key goals, which includes accelerating expansion ...

PwC picks senior leaders to oversee review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
Former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski has been picked to lead an independent review of the firm and its own Tony O'Malley has been appointed chief risk and ethics leader amid the ongoing tax crisis. The independent review, originally announced last ...