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Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... policies of lump sum death cover - excluding group cover - is about $714,000. A review of the moratorium by Monash University, conducted at the request of Treasury, raised several concerns about the use and impact of the moratorium, including that the ...

Inaugural FAAA award winners named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... dedication to improving the advice profession and his local community, while Jacob Eliopoulos was awarded the FAAA University Student of the Year Award for outstanding university grades. The awards aim to recognise professionals and businesses across ...

Uniseed partners with major Aussie universities

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... has joined forces with major Australian universities, doubling the number of research partners in the fund. Monash University has joined Uniseed as its full partner, along with the University of Newcastle, University of Technology Sydney, Western Sydney ...

Adviser levy discount amounts to $8m saving

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... in its recent review," Abood said. Separately, the FAAA hired Louise Trevaskis to the newly created role of head of university and student programs in an effort to attract more graduates into the financial planning profession. Trevaskis was most recently ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the cash rate to 4.35% as it continues to grapple with subduing inflation. RBA governor Michele Bullock yesterday pushed up the base rate by another 25 basis points, saying that while inflation in Australia ...

Startup success hinges on founder personality: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
While the vast majority of fintechs fail, a new study from the University of New South Wales finds that their success rate is closely linked to the founder's personality. After using artificial intelligence to analyse the Twitter profiles of 21,000 ...

The ugly truth: Unattractive fund managers are investment darlings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
According to a study by Shanghai Jiao Tong University, having a face only a mother could love pays off in funds management, as unattractive fundies outperform their good-looking peers. In the first economics study to employ a deep learning model to ...

Keppel private fund expands into Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... rentals." The two assets include an existing purpose-built campus located in Kensington (currently fully leased by the University of New South Wales), and a seven-story commercial building located in North Sydney, soon to be converted to a K12 independent ...

MaxCap, Australian Unity in social infrastructure partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... initial seed asset in the planned portfolio is the development of a tower located near the new 60,000sqm Edith Cowan University city campus development (ECU City) in the Perth CBD, Western Australia. The $108 million tower is due to commence operating ...

FAAA names inaugural awards finalists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... financial advice while also going the extra mile to support their local communities. Further, they highlight outstanding university students who represent the bright future of the financial advice profession. Vying for the title of FAAA Certified Financial ...