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UK regulator appoints Camille Blackburn to leadership team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is bolstering its leadership team with six new appointments, including former ASIC and Westpac senior executive Camille Blackburn as director of wholesale buy-side. Blackburn will join the FCA in October from Legal ...

Millions to receive tax offset

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
Over 10 million Australians are set to benefit from an additional one-off $420 tax offset from July this year following an announcement outlined in today's Budget. Billed by the federal government as a 'cost of living tax offset', the reduction ...

Cash bonus and fuel excise cut

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
With everything from the price of petrol and groceries to rent and childcare seemingly on the rise, the federal government has sought to target cost of living concerns in its 2022-23 budget with a number of temporary spending measures. For starters ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget delivered a cash splash for the defence forces and cost of living support, including a cut to the fuel excise. The deficit for 2022-23 is expected to be $78 billion, 3.4% of GDP. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced the fuel excise ...

Media Super apologises for major calculator error

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Members of Media Super have received an apology from the fund after it was discovered the information underpinning its benefit projection tool hadn't been updated since 2015. Media Super's Retirement Income Simulator was made available on its public ...

New role for Ian Silk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2021
Long-serving AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has taken on a new role with a consulting firm. He has joined KPMG Australia as a special adviser. In the part-time role, Silk will advise KPMG clients on environmental, social and governance issues. ...

Munro Partners launches climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
The investment manager alongside GSFM launched a new fund that provides exposure to companies benefiting from the move to decarbonisation. The Munro Climate Change Leaders Fund is available to Australian retail investors and is a portfolio of companies ...

Commonwealth Financial Planning to shutter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Financial Planning is closing, Commonwealth Bank announced today. From today forward, Commonwealth FP cannot take on any new financial advice clients. Existing advisers and clients will have until November 30 to work out next steps, before ...

Harvey Kalman joins Raiz

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
Former Equity Trustees global head of business development Harvey Kalman will chair Raiz Invest. Kalman is currently board member and chair of the audit and investments board committee for the Menzies Foundation and chair of the Financial Planning Advisory ...

Zurich appoints head of product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Insurance giant Zurich has appointed a head of product into a newly created role within its group insurance business. "Jennifer Faglioni was recently appointed as head of product, one of three newly created senior roles in Darren Wickham's group insurance ...