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Lonsec appoints chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... knowledge were exactly the leadership attributes that we were seeking," Lonsec chair Mark Spiers said. "By continuing to stay close to our clients Lonsec has enjoyed significant growth across all its business units and I am excited to be able to work ...

BetaShares appoints chief financial officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
The fast-growing ETF issuer has appointed a chief financial officer in a newly created role. Jason Gellert was previously BetaShares' head of corporate development and is one of the co-founders in the company. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley ...

Low FASEA pass rate continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... advisers on the ASIC Financial Adviser Register. All existing financial advisers must pass the FASEA exam by 2021 end to stay in the industry. Only 1182 advisers have had to re-sit the exam after failing once. But, among that group pass rates are lower ...

Retirees freed from legacy products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... capital and reserves into an accumulation product with a superannuation fund. Individuals can then decide whether they want to stay in that super fund, take a lump sum benefit or move to a new retirement product. The transferred capital will not be counted ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... first home. But with interest rates at 6000-year lows and - based on comments from the Reserve Bank of Australia - likely to stay that way, and home prices exploding through the stratosphere so rapidly, the FHSS scheme has no point. And this helps explain ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... tax communication Mark Chapman has warned that we are unlikely to see personal tax cuts in the budget. "In fact, if things stay as they are, low and middle income earners face a tax rise because of the abolition of the low and middle income tax offset. ...

Research aims to solve cash conundrum

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
With record-low interest rates set to stay in place for some time, Allianz Retire+ has released new research looking at how best to solve the cash conundrum. Term deposit rates have fallen 96% since the Global Financial Crisis high of 8.25% and now ...

Westpac profit climbs, executive leaves

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2021
... with a sharp focus on helping customers adapt and supporting New Zealanders through the recovery," King said. McLean will stay in the role until June 25 and Westpac NZ's general manager institutional & business banking Simon Power will take over ...

Cboe Chi-X takeover progresses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
Cboe's imminent takeover of challenger Chi-X is set to see the exchange gain significant scale. Chi-X chief executive Vic Jokovic said he would be staying on as chief executive after the acquisition. "We've signed. There'll be a deal in, I expect two ...

Commissions likely to stay: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... Risk specialists are also concerned about premiums increasing, he said, and they have to work hard to convince clients to stay committed to their life insurance policy. Anderson predicts that more advisers will leave the industry - including risk advisers ...