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Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Key players in Australia's life insurance sector are preparing to face a grilling by parliamentarians via videoconference next week. Next week several major life insurance firms and advocacy bodies will face up to the scrutiny of the House of Representatives ...

Please be aware of the nearest exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... and risk advisory partner at HLB Mann Judd, businesses need to be using the remainder of this time in lockdown to prepare for a different world. Gammel said business owners should be utilising the current "hibernation mode" to reassess funding options ...

Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... climate change and COVID-19. "Why do, we as humans, have such a hard time grappling with these risks? Why didn't we prepare for a pandemic, even when researchers laid out the problem for us?" Streur said. "Why aren't we dealing effectively with ...

No liquidity support for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... that up to 20-25% of funds under management could be withdrawn." Lowe stressed that the industry has had a month to prepare for the withdrawals and they will have more time before the withdrawals actually take place. Lowe said he is confident Australia's ...

How wealth management must respond to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... digital communication channels to cope with pandemic. And finally, McKinsey warns wealth management firms will have to prepare for consolidation. "A significant variation in economics exists between large organisations (assets under management above ...

Centrepoint executives depart, pay cuts implemented

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Centrepoint Alliance has announced two of its executives will depart as the rest of the leadership prepare for 20% pay cuts. Centrepoint Alliance's acting chief financial officer Peter Loosmore has left the company, effective yesterday. Centrepoint ...

BlackRock lead portfolio manager departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... report to Boa. "While Andrew's departure is certainly a loss to the platform, we have taken the necessary steps to prepare for succession and are well-prepared for this transition," BlackRock said. BlackRock said the team has been developing leaders ...

EY appoints wealth, asset management leader

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... forward to leading the EY team in order to help our clients continue to grow as they navigate this new environment and prepare for the next wave of change in the sector," Da Silva said.

ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... depreciation deductions. "Australia is not immune to the global coronavirus challenge but we have already taken steps to prepare for this looming international economic crisis," Morrison said. "Our targeted stimulus package will focus on keeping Australians ...

Chief economist update: Budget surplus or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... of a global pandemic is very much upon us and as a result, as a government, we need to take the steps necessary to prepare for such a pandemic," Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. The Federal Government this morning announced a $17 billion stimulus ...