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Reframing disability: A world-changing opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... massive opportunity existed in employers' role in the re-integration process. Speaking from his own experiences, doctor, lawyer, scientist and disability advocate Dinesh Palipana said: "We intellectualise the barriers and challenges of physical issues ...

Charter Hall, Investa in $800m JV

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
The $800 million state-of-the-art, prime office development at 360 Queen Street in Brisbane's CBD has secured two major, 12-year pre-commitment tenants. Global accounting and advisory firm BDO and Australian law firm HopgoodGanim Lawyers will take up ...

Colonial First State settles super class action for $56.3m

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... valet parking when they were taking the train', as Minister Shorten said at the time," Maurice Blackburn principal lawyer Miranda Nagy said. "MySuper was introduced to protect the retirement outcomes of Australians by ensuring that consumers weren't ...

Ashurst launches super offering, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... combining legal, regulatory and risk expertise, with the firm hiring to lead the offering. Ashurst appointed superannuation lawyer Scott Charaneka as partner. He joins from Thomson Geer where he was head of superannuation and wealth management from 2014. ...

Mixed reviews for advice industry reviewer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
Lawyer Michelle Levy's appointment in overseeing the Quality of Advice Review has received a mixed reception from the financial advice industry. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals executive director Peter Johnston called ...

Legal expert to lead QAR

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... QAR. Before Allens, she was a partner at King & Wood Mallesons. Chambers Asia-Pacific has recognised Levy as a leading lawyer in financial services and superannuation regulation for the past eight years. She regularly contributes to journals and publications ...

FPA pushes for advice law simplification

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
Heavy-handed regulations puts financial advisers at significant risk of breaching the law, according to the Financial Planning Association of Australia, which is urging the government to strip out layers of complexity in the latest round of reforms. ...

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
HESTA is recommending super funds adopt a new process to make the splitting of assets easier following the results of a successful pilot program. HESTA is the first Australian super fund to adopt the Simpler Super Splitting initiative, which uses a ...

SMSF Association appoints chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Brisbane Lawyer Scott Hay-Bartlem has been named chair of the SMSF Association. Hay-Bartlem, a partner at Brisbane law firm Cooper Grace Ward, has been a director for the organisation since July 2019, and will replace Andrew Hamilton who is stepping ...

Australian Unity Trustees adds lawyer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
Australian Unity Trustees has appointed a national legal partnerships manager. Angela Ehsani steps into the role of national manager, legal partnerships. Based in Sydney, Ehsani will lead Australian Unity Trustees' national network of personal injury ...