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Record Budget spend for older Australians

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... The Morrison Government plans to invest in residential care for the elderly, with $320 million of the money going to a general subsidy boost for residential aged care and 13,500 new residential care places. There will also be a $60 million capital works ...

New insto sales lead at Robeco

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... Prior to this, he worked at AMP Capital in its institutional business. He has also previously held roles with Legal & General and Munich Re. Robeco had $263 billion in assets under management, 71% of which was institutional, as at December end. In May ...

Chief economist update: China stitches it in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... indications of contraction in December, January and February. For those who remain suspicious of Chinese stats, the Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI offers the same indication, with the index rising to a reading of 50.8 in March from 49.9 in February ...

Board of Taxation reviews granny flat taxes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... from within the Government including the Department of Social Services, Department of Human Services and the Attorney-General's Department. Consultations will continue throughout April as the board hears from legal aid lawyers and advocates who represent ...

Regulators name laggard life insurance providers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
While the majority of life insurance claims are paid in the first instance (92%), the wait and resolution times vary significantly across providers, a joint study by the regulators found. AMP (eight months) and Westpac (three months) take the longest ...

Consumers confused by general, personal advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... financial advice. New research by the regulator shows consumers are having a hard time telling the difference between 'general' and 'personal' advice, putting them at risk of making poor financial decisions. ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said: "This ...

AIA Australia adds innovation lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... the financial services industry, and has had a focus on strategic innovation throughout her career. She was previously general manager of operations and insurance experience at HESTA and worked at NAB, MLC and Colonial First State before that. The head ...

Managed accounts provider hires executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
A former general manager of MLC's platform business is joining an ASX-listed managed accounts provider. Bruce Hawkins joins Managed Accounts Holdings (managedaccounts.com.au or MGP) as chief financial officer. Melbourne-based Hawkins was most recently ...

TAL to add remediation head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... firm is hiring a head of operational resilience and remediation, to "lead remediation and rectification activities." TAL general manager customer, operations and underwriting Matt Paterson confirmed to Financial Standard the new role would see remediation ...

AMP board member retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
AMP has announced the retirement of a board member ahead of its annual general meeting. Geoff Roberts will retire from the AMP board at the conclusion of the AGM on May 2. Roberts has served on the board since July 2016 and has been chair of the audit ...