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How to warm up for a 50-degree day

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... chains. The farmer is telling the story about the impact on fresh fruit and veg and how heat is impacting livestock. The health worker is demonstrating what the science tells us - every degree of temperature increase has an increase in mortality and ...

Ageing population measures needs rethink: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... approach would be to consider the actual labour force, rather than the potential labour force," Knox suggested. Further, health-adjusted life expectancy will only continue for decades to come. "Simply put - the use of age 65 is no longer relevant. We ...

Aware Super, Challenger partner for DB solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... said. "It is a win for all our stakeholders: for the defined benefit pension members - primarily from the Victorian public health sector - who will have confidence in their retirement income and the Victorian state government and more than 100 employers ...

Insignia offloads investment bonds unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... than $3.2 billion". "People use investment bonds to prepare for a variety of key life events, such as education, housing, health and aged care, and estate planning and we look forward to working with Insignia to ensure a smooth transition for IOOF policyholders," ...

PE success all about fund selection: Rest

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
Australia's private equity market solidified its position as the fastest-growing sector to boost private capital markets in 2022, following a raising of about $9 billion. When hunting returns off the back of its success, Rest head of private equity ...

Hostplus tops up mandate, returns 8% to members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... confirming it returned 8% to members in its MySuper Balanced option. The fund invested a further $100 million with IP Group Australia, via its joint fund. To date, Hostplus has contributed a total of $310 million to the IP Group Hostplus Innovation Fund. ...

Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... work and spend more time with family and friends. Watson left Swiss Re on June 30 after nine years as the head of life & health reinsurance for Australia & New Zealand. Before that, he worked at National Australia Bank as executive general manager of ...

Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... Currently, he sits on the boards of Australian Catholic University - the publicly funded university with seven campuses in Australia and annual revenues of $500 million - Rural Funds Management, Catholic Schools NSW, and Screen Canberra. He is also an ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... clients with complex servicing requirements. The strong demand for advisers was echoed by Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood, who said with the exit of advisers, the staggering demand for advice is not only forcing ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... the start," they commented. During the search for a chief executive, members of the leadership teams of PwC's Government Health Infrastructure and Defence (GHID) and Trust and Risk (T&R) practices will lead Scyne Advisory in the short term. Allegro said ...