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Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... mental health related claims, as Australians take longer to return to work, according to new analysis. The latest edition of KPMG and the Financial Services Council's five year study on life insurance claims shows Australian life insurance companies ...

Super consolidation to slash 60% of funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Within the next decade, the number of superannuation funds serving Australians will drop by 60%, according to a new KPMG report. New KPMG research shows the 217 APRA-regulated superannuation funds will shrink to 138 within the next five years, with ...

FICAP sponsors donate $150k despite postponement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... Bennelong BlackRock BT Capital Group Fidelity First Sentier Investors Franklin Templeton Investments GQG Partners GSFM HUB24 KPMG Lazard Legg Mason Lonsec Macquarie Magellan Man Investments Montgomery Investments Morningstar Nikko NMG Consulting Partners ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... predicts industry funds are no longer set to dominate the superannuation industry, as COVID-19 changes the race to the top. KPMG's latest Super Insights report shows industry super funds are no longer on track to takeover SMSFs as the biggest sector ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... sitting on Zoom meetings and working at home? I don't think we're talking enough about that," Delaney said. Similarly, KPMG national sector leader for real estate & PE, Craig Mennie, said COVID-19 would irreversibly change the office market. ...

Industry fund adds to executive leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... management and assurance experience to the industry fund, through stints at BT - where he spent more than three years - and KPMG both in Australia and the US. During his time at BT, Muir supported the development of the compliance framework for the wealth ...

Count Financial bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2020
... Creswell led a team of 17 compliance professionals overseeing 700 financial advisers for IOOF. Prior to this he worked for KPMG in London and Price Waterhouse. During his career, Creswell sat on the FPA Professional Conduct Committee, was a member of ...

Super fighting a war on three fronts: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... sector is fighting a war on three different fronts, as the economic fallout of COVID-19 continues to bite. New analysis from KPMG shows superannuation trustees are facing three competing sets of problems as they deal with the unprecedented challenges ...

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... longer have cover, could be catastrophically impacted by the change. " In 2018, shortly after PYS changes were legislated, KPMG predicted that the new laws would have an adverse impact on insurance premium. KPMG director, actuarial and financial risk ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... hadn't been for the government's $17.6 billion economic stimulus package, according to research released today by KPMG. The 0.9% near miss would amount to a $17 billion loss by the end of 2020, which would partially rebound by $12 billion over ...