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UBS names industry veteran as Australasia chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... non-executive director and chair of Westpac, Transurban Group and BHP. Maxsted was also previously a partner and chief executive at KPMG. While at the advisory giant, he practised in corporate restructurings, turnarounds, insolvencies while leading or ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
With an ageing population but no accepted approach for measuring the age of retirement, KPMG has taken the same approach used to determine life expectancy to produce an age of retirement dataset. In producing the dataset, KPMG has determined the expected ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... the Quality of Advice Review and its draft proposals regarding Statements of Advice (SoAs). Concerning the cost of advice, KPMG research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) found the average cost of providing comprehensive advice is ...

Top 10 issues for super funds in 2023: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
KPMG has identified 10 themes that will shape super fund discussions and decisions, including macro-economic forces directly impacting the industry. KPMG listed market volatility, higher inflation and interest rates as the top issue for super funds. ...

The most powerful driver of risk culture in super: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
According to a KPMG risk management trends in superannuation report, governance is believed to be the most powerful driver of risk culture in super, but some frameworks have deficiencies. KPMG said funds have established a risk culture framework which ...

RBA bumps up cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
As forecast, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the cash rate by another 25 basis points. KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne noted that the RBA remains concerned about the immediate economic outlook, despite confirming that its recently ...

Corporate super plan seeks merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... global aluminum producer - has just over 5300 members and $2.3 billion in funds under management. An independent report by KPMG has since found that while there is no immediate cause for concern, within two years it would be difficult for the trustees ...

Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... building societies and credit unions (the mutuals) increased in net assets but fell in profitability over FY22. According to KPMG Mutuals Industry Review 2022, net assets jumped 7.8% to $11.2 billion, up from 5.5% growth the previous year. Total assets ...

FPA welcomes new board members

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... Meanwhile, Martyn is director, principal and financial adviser at Personal Financial Services. Prior to that she spent time at KPMG as its director and held a senior adviser role at National Australia Bank. Khao is an advice director for NSW at ANZ ...

Challenger appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... brings over 22 years of financial services experience across Australia and the United Kingdom. She re-joins Challenger from KPMG, where she was a partner in the advisory practice, advising clients on how to navigate complex financial, accounting, and ...