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Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition. The ...

Multi-boutique adds to US team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
A local multi-boutique has appointed a managing director for Americas, in a newly-created role focussed on expanding its distribution in the region. Jeff Chapman - owned Bennelong Funds Management has appointed Daniel Allen as the managing director ...

Global public debt to reach 101.5% of GDP: IMF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
The International Monetary Fund has predicted global public debt will rise to its highest levels in history as a result of the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of a sharp decline in global output, a massive fiscal response has ...

Chief economist update: Second waving, not drowning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
While we, Australians all, remain glued tracking the mounting cases of infection in Victoria - one that has prompted the New South Wales government to close its borders with its neighbour south of the Murray River for the first time since the Spanish ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A Monash University lecturer has pushed the case for a GST holiday, which he argues is the most effective way to generate "maximum economic bang for the government's buck". In an opinion piece for The Conversation, economics lecturer Isaac Gross argued ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... "For instance, planners currently give just 40% of their total client base access to an online portal, but they want to expand this capability to more clients, with 44% preferring all their clients to have online portal access." The report found Netwealth ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
... advice via the superannuation fund. It employs 61 advisers. The closure comes into effect on July 6. Instead, QSuper will expand its personal advice offering, where it says it has seen a 35% increase in demand since expanding over-the-phone personal ...

Chant West, Zenith agree on acquisition

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
Chant West is shelving its legal proceedings against Zenith, as the latter comes back to the table on its planned acquisition, which will see Chant West chief executive Brendan Burwood exit the business. The two companies completed a business sales ...

Industry super pours $19.5bn into Australian recovery

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, industry super funds have poured millions into Aussie businesses, helping them rebuild and expand at a time when they need it most, Combet said. "We're already big investors, but we've got much more planned that will ...

Schroders director jumps to Robeco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... knowledge and expertise which will further strengthen our local capability to build long-term partnerships, and help to further expand our presence in Asia Pacific," Elliot said. Robeco has had a presence in APAC since 2005, with current offices in Hong ...