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BTIG names co-heads of APAC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... research and brokerage services firm. In Sydney, the firm recently hired Sam Coates, former head of European sales trading at Royal Bank of Canada in London, as managing director of international equities.

Advice practices set to benefit from tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... 2021. "There is still significant regulatory change this year with the finalisation of FASEA deadlines, implementation of Royal Commission recommendations, changes to the super system, as well as dealing with the current pandemic and outcomes of the ...

Aged care expenditure to jump 37%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The aged care sector is set for a major boost to address problems raised in the Royal Commission and prepare for the coming wave of aging retirees. Aged care expenditure will increase 7% during 2021-22 to $24.3 billion and by 37% over the next four ...

APRA approves MLC super takeover

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... conditions after the regulator found concerns it was not always considering members' best interests as the highest priority. The Royal Commission formed the view that NULIS' decisions in regard to moving certain groups of members into MySuper products ...

Infrastructure Capital hires from Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... director of power and utilities at HSBC Global Banking and Markets. Meena Samaan has also joined ICG as director. He joins from Royal Bank of Canada where he was director of infrastructure. Samaan's focus at ICG will be on deal execution. Finally, Andrew ...

Suncorp divests super unit to industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... institutions abandoning life insurance and superannuation. Suncorp Portfolio Services landed in hot water at the banking Royal Commission for a number of issues that included withholding tax benefits from members, not being transparent about intra-company ...

Advisers to go forth with claims handling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... to provide claims handling, following a submission outlining issues. The government passed Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Act 2020 in December 2020 and required AFSLs to include an authorisation to assist with insurance claims. ...

Mercer launches aged care support service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... should be. "Australia needs to be innovative in how it supports people as our society rapidly ages," Burkitt said. The recent Royal Commission in the aged care system handed down a whopping 148 recommendations after uncovering systemic problems in the ...

Adviser numbers at five-year low

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
The financial adviser population has reverted to the pre-financial services Royal Commission days, ending at 20,667 in the first quarter of 2021. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register found that the total number of financial advisers ...

MSCI launches life sciences indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
MSCI is launching a set of indices that target megatrends and innovation in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The partnership with Nasdaq-listed Royalty Pharma will measure the performance of companies focused on delivering new and innovative ...