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Cbus recruits chief risk officer from Crown

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... compliance roles that included global markets, and institutional banking. Georgiou also held roles in the public and government sector, including as a ministerial adviser for the Attorney General. Martin left Cbus late last year after nearly 11 years ...

Average super balances fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2024
... average taxable income of $460,000. Those in the finance profession also made the top 10 list, along with those in the legal sector. The top 10 highest paid occupations were: Surgeon - $460,356 Anesthetist - $431,193 Financial dealer - $373,733 Internal ...

NRF appoints inaugural chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) announced Mary Manning has been appointed as the organisation's inaugural chief investment officer. Manning will oversee investment strategy and portfolio management for the $15 billion fund, which ...

Australian Retirement Trust people chief to depart

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has confirmed the departure of chief people officer Helen Jackson, who will leave at the end of the financial year. The superannuation fund's business partnering lead Kylie Robinson will step into the role in an ...

US looks towards rate cuts, Australia lags behind

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
A raft of economic data came out from the US overnight with US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicating the US could cut interest rates at least once this year. A lower-than-expected May CPI print was encouraging, but the FOMC still kept its funds ...

QIC splashes $32m on PEP acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... products range from personal protective equipment and safety signage to traffic control and office supplies. QIC head of multi-sector private debt Phil Miall said: "ATOM has a diversified and stable revenue base, with wide sector and geographic coverage ...

Funds SA names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
The $43 billion public sector fund manager has appointed Matt Kempton as acting chief investment officer following the departure of Richard Friend last month. The fund said at this stage, there is no further detail regarding the recruitment process ...

Prime FG eyes wealth management business

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... has four staff members and administers about 100 employee share plans. "Entering into the employee share plan management sector is a logical next step for Prime. It provides us with a highly complementary product suite that adds to our existing Business ...

Most in-demand skills for financial services workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... remain invaluable," Perceptor director Richard Baker said. Baker said superannuation and the broader wealth management sector have been steady but subdued, with many organisations experiencing leadership changes due to mergers, consolidation, and acquisitions. ...

AustralianSuper bears brunt of complaints: AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... Superannuation received 248 complaints, while Aware Super and Hostplus had 221 and 181 respectively. Overall, the super sector registered 2336 complaints for the period. The lion's share (52%) related to account administration, followed by issues ...