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BlackRock Australia expands client distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
BlackRock Australia has today announced the appointment of Tamara Haban-Beer Stats to the role of whole portfolio solutions director within client business, as it expands its distribution team. Reporting to head of iShares wealth (iSW) Australasia Chantal ...

More mergers, minimal awareness: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
While there was more merger activity in the 12 months to October than any previous year, about 80% of members in merged superannuation funds weren't even aware their fund had merged. According to KPMG's Superannuation Transformation & Consolidation ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... general and life insurance, and auto finance. In August this year the sale of the life insurance business was announced, with Tal Dai-ichi Life Australia paying about $900 million for it. At its recent annual results announcement, Westpac reinforced ...

Bond scam defrauds SMSFs $2.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
A fake bond scam run has allegedly defrauded self-managed super fund members of $2.8 million. Richard Emil Ayoub, an American national, allegedly funnelled the money into Bitcoin between March and August 2021 after promoting it to investors as a fixed ...

New Bitcoin fund promises tax efficiency

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
A new fund offering investors tax-efficient access to Bitcoin is preparing to launch in Australia under the trans-Tasman regulatory regime. The Vault International Bitcoin Fund launched in New Zealand in September and is the first regulated investment ...

Plan For Life names insurance award winners

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2021
... Awards for insurers. NobleOak Life took out the Overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award for 2021, going up against TAL Life, HCF Life and MLC Life. NobleOak Life also won the Life Award, TPD Award, Trauma Rider Award and Customer Service Award ...

Brian Hartzer in new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
Former Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has taken on a new role with a technology firm. He will chair the board of Reejig, an artificial intelligence human resources technology company. Hartzer currently also serves as chair of Beforepay, a Sydney-based ...

Financial services feels talent crunch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
According to SEEK data, the number of unemployed people to each job vacancy is at an all-time low and financial services specialist recruiter Kaizen has confirmed the industry is also suffering a dearth of talent. In its most recent quarterly update ...

Future Fund becoming more expensive to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The cost of running the Future Fund has increased significantly during the 2021 financial year to 2.49%. According to Rainmaker analysis, the cost has jumped from 1.13% in FY20 and 1.57% in FY18. These figures comprise operating costs and look-through ...

GQG Partners celebrates IPO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
Fund manager GQG Partners has listed on the ASX in an oversubscribed initial public offering and with an implied value of nearly $6 billion. GQG's IPO offer price was $2 a share and its share price fell slightly after listing to $1.95. The fund manager's ...