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No regrets: Hayne reflects on Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... final report, he wrote: "But choices must now be made... The damage done by that conduct to individuals and to the overall health and reputation of the financial services industry has been large. Saying sorry and promising not to do it again has not ...

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 ...

Packer donates $7m to mental health research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... Brungs said the gift will support collaborative research and drive meaningful change in an increasingly vital field of health care. "Research changes peoples' lives," he said. "We appreciate James Packer's generous donation, which will enable UNSW ...

Lumiant, Invest Blue build digital advice platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... it's digital capabilities following its recent purchase of an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Prior to the acquisition, it closed a seed funding round totaling ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... fortnight as the result of a change which will increase the age limit of the youngest eligible child from eight to 14. Aged care workers: The government will make good on a recommendation from the Fair Work Commission to increase award wages of over ...

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Nevertheless, the budget faces persistent structural spending pressures from fast-growing payment areas including in defence, health, aged care, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and interest payments. To address these challenges, the government ...

Lumiant acquires longevity app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
Lumiant has acquired an app that helps financial advisers monitor clients' health, longevity and aged care risks that could impact retirement. Chicago-based Genivity, deemed a health analysis and longevity optimiser (HALO), will integrate into Lumiant's ...

Budget all about responsible economic management: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... trillion dollars in Liberal debt that we inherited from our predecessors," he said. "That is growing faster than the NDIS, aged care, healthcare and national defence. So, we do take those challenges seriously." Chalmers explained that in the near term ...

Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... increasing to $38 billion more per annum by 2050, which then provides a significant relief for the Age Pension, aged care and health. Briggs said that a reformed retirement system that is designed around the needs of retirees will provide them the products ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... group is broadly similar, AIST said. AIST said a difference of 21.2% between otherwise identical cohorts amounts to a 'health crisis' in under 55-year-old women, one that should be investigated by the Office for Women so that the impact on their ...