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AMP board adds former banking chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... competitive environment with a clear focus on people and clients. "His detailed knowledge of Australia's retail banking and wealth environment, as well as his broad sector experience as a non-executive director, including innovative fintech start-ups ...

Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... all his Berkshire Hathaway shares to philanthropy. He claims the shares in the company account for 99% of his personal wealth. As of his most recent announcement, he is halfway to meeting that commitment at the age of 90. "In June of 2006, I owned 474,998 ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... vaccination." Some employers have made four hours of paid leave available to staff, including AMP, Beyond Bank, ClearView Wealth, Hume Bank, IAG and Westpac. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is also taking the same four hours-only approach, though notes that ...

CountPlus acquisitions boost revenue by $9.4m

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... brought in 107 new advisers with a focus on quality and client-centric values," he said. The acquisition of paraplanning firm Wealth Axis is expected to bring in $1.2 million in revenue, while 4Front Accountants will bring in the highest amount of $4.4 ...

Australia among the richest nations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
The nation's wealth gap continues to widen as new research suggests Australia is among the richest in the world, rising up the ranks to record one of the largest gains in wealth in 2020. Credit Suisse's latest Global Wealth report saw Australia ...

Family offices should supplement super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... reforms aiming to make superannuation more attractive, wealthy Australians should consider supplementing their nest eggs, a wealth management expert says. HLB Mann Judd wealth management partner Michael Hutton says the passing of some superannuation ...

WealthO2 launches adviser app

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
WealthO2 has launched an app for financial advisers and their clients to help them manage their investment and superannuation information. Available on Apple and Android, the app aims to provide advisers and their clients transparency on their holdings ...

LGIAsuper to rebrand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... role will be to integrate the Suncorp operations into the merged LGIA fund. "We have been working very closely with the wealth leadership team to ensure we have appropriate representation from Suncorp in the executive leadership team and in senior leadership," ...

AWS swaps to boutique licensee

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
Australian Wealth Solutions has bowed out of its licence with Garvan Financial Planning after it folded into IOOF and moved across to ASVW Financial Services. AWS attributed the move as part of its long-term strategy to address the needs of clients ...

ClearView risk chief joins IOOF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... ClearView's chief risk officer to a newly created role, with ClearView nabbing the former chief of risk for Commonwealth Bank's wealth management arm. A spokesperson has confirmed Orla Cowan departed ClearView after about 18 months in the chief risk ...