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Allianz Retire+ makes key appointments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... O'Sullivan commented: "It's a time of great structural shift for the superannuation sector following the implementation of the RIC." "The RIC has ensured that super funds focus on retirement solutions, but it will require industry collaboration to implement ...

Former Big Un executive smacked with insider trading charge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
Andrew Corner, the former chief financial officer of defunct Australian tech company Big Un, has been charged with insider trading. In 2018, Big Un experienced a spectacular surge before allegations surfaced that it was paying commissions to a financial ...

Australia-UK FTA a boon for local business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Local businesses are poised to reap from the Australia's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom which came into effect on May 31. Some 99% of Australian products will enter the UK duty free thanks to the deal that was signed on 17 December ...

No longer an accumulation game: ART

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... comparability assessment is still developing," Spragg noted. "When you view it within the lens of the Retirement Income Covenant (RIC), when we're trying to balance competing objectives of maximising incomes, flexible access and managing risks, this ...

Italian private credit fund brings unique offering down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
Muzinich and Co is rolling out its MLoan fund to Australian investors, expected to be available in July. MLoan, which replicates Muzinich's parallel lending strategy launched in 2018, invests predominately in private European senior secured, floating ...

Lazard implements new leadership

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
Lazard has promoted current chief executive of financial advisory Peter R. Orszag to the role of chief executive, while former chief executive and chair Kenneth M. Jacobs will step into the role of executive chair of the board. Orszag has served as ...

Praemium names chief technology officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
Richard Large has been appointed to the role of chief technology officer and will join Praemium's executive team immediately. He will be responsible for developing and executing the company's technology strategy and ensuring it remains at the ...

Wealth inequality divides Australia: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
Rich Australians who possess $1.9 million on average make up nearly two thirds of total household wealth, a new study finds. A new paper from the Actuaries Institute, Not a level playing field, examined the wealthiest and poorest 20% of the population ...

Skynet fraudster terminated by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
The regulator issued a permanent ban to the director of Melbourne's Skynet Financial Services for stealing his clients' retirement savings to fund a lavish lifestyle and pay personal debts. Between 2013 and 2017, Terence Rio Nugara advised clients to ...

Lumiant acquires longevity app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... Management injected $3 million to help with expansion plans and in September, it received an undisclosed amount from investor Ric Edelman. In March, Lumiant closed another seed funding round totaling $5.2 million.