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Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... non-profit Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. Last December, major news outlets reported that US President Joe Biden bypassed Congress twice to expedite emergency weapons sales to Israel. The most recent funding was for US$147.5 million for fuses, charges ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... to education requirements to meet increased demand for advice. Speaking at the Financial Advice Association Australia Congress this morning, Jones acknowledged feedback from the advice sector in relation to the first tranche of draft legislation to come ...

FAAA names inaugural awards finalists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... Australia (FAAA) has announced the 2023 finalists for its suite of awards, to be presented at its annual Professionals Congress in November. The newly merged entity has launched its inaugural awards, spanning six categories. The awards aim to acknowledge ...

ReCALIbrate grant winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... The five winners will each receive $2000 grants to attend the upcoming Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress in Adelaide. Each ReCALIbrate recipient will also be paired with a senior female life insurance industry leader and can have ...

State Street implements first rebrand in 50 years

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... better decision making." State Street has also opened the doors of its new global headquarters building, located at One Congress Street in downtown Boston. State Street chief executive and chair Ron O'Hanley said Boston has been home to State Street ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
Fitch has downgraded the US's credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration, a growing government debt burden, and an erosion of governance that has manifested in repeated debt limit standoffs. "Over the next decade, higher interest rates ...

No longer an accumulation game: ART

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
Addressing the crowd at the International Congress of Actuaries 2023, Australian Retirement Trust (ART) strategist, asset and liability management Kathryn Spragg said the super system needs alternative measures to start looking at retirement products. ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... share market rallied following the decision by US lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling. If the agreement is passed by Congress, the ASX may see another modest rise, however, speaking on the latest episode of the Financial Standard podcast, Oliver said ...

No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... recommendations that upended the banking and financial services sectors. Making a rare appearance at the International Congress of Actuaries in Sydney this morning, Commissioner Hayne said he has no regrets about how he helped reform the banking, superannuation ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... new government programs. There's a lot more within the bill," he said. The 99-page bill text will be subject to a Congress vote on Wednesday, McCarthy added. It includes two-year discretionary spending limits, veteran medical care, a boost in work ...
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