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SMSF Association reaffirms ATO partnership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
The ATO and SMSF Association have extended their strategic partnership that enables ATO employees to be seconded to the SMSFA to gain greater understanding of the SMSF sector. ATO deputy commissioner of superannuation James O'Halloran joined SMSF Association ...

GAM profits fall 92%, management team overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
GAM has reported an underlying full-year profit before taxes of just $16 million, announcing an overhaul of its group management team after what was a tumultuous year for the beleaguered Swiss manager. Announcing its full-year 2019 results overnight ...

Midwinter expands advice software business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Midwinter Financial Services has announced three new appointments as it expands its advice software business. The appointments are across its sales, marketing and customer service functions of the cloud-based software business. Andrew Whelan was appointed ...

Ellerston LIC chair resigns

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
... Capital (as the responsible entity) want to convert EGI shares to a new class of units in an unlisted fund, the Ellerston Global Mid Cap Fund. The goal is to eliminate the discount between EGI's net tangible asset value (NTA) and the share price - which ...

HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
HSBC announced plans to cut around 35,000 jobs from its global business after posting a 33% drop in profits in 2019. The bank said it is also planning a complete restructure of the business as it reduces its global headcount to around 200,000 employees ...

New partners at HLB Mann Judd

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... Adelaide audit practice leader Corey McGowan said Rickard's appointment helps with the firm's strategy of becoming one of the few mid-tier accounting firms in Adelaide with a three-partner audit practice. "Travis is well-respected in the South Australian ...

FSC calls for CSLR claims cap

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... and robust professional indemnity insurance for advice firms," it said. This FSC also recommended that the CSLR scheme be "mid-coverage" and "targeted" at the sectors typically involved in unpaid compensation. Loane argued that the CSLR scheme be funded ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 could hit Australia with triple whammy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The same way as a computer virus freezes the computer's operating system, the coronavirus - renamed COVID-19 - has forced China into lockdown and slowed, if not completely frozen, economic activity in the country. But even without the government-mandated ...

Global asset manager fills giant impact fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
The doors are officially shut on KKR's USD$1.3 billion global impact fund, with the firm itself tipping in around 10% of the funds invested. KKR has announced the final closing of the KKR Global Impact Fund, which is dedicated to investing in companies ...

AMPFPA action progresses, associations merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
The AMP Financial Planners Association is anticipating a class action to be filed on behalf of its members later this month, as it gears up to merge with the Hillross Advisers Association. Speaking to Financial Standard, AMPFPA chief executive Neil ...