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Interest in early access to super rises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... access super early if they change jobs between the ages of 60 and 65, even if they continue working in a new job," AMP technical strategy manager John Perri said. "However, super benefits can be accessed as a tax-free lump sum during this period, or ...

Midwinter appoints new chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... regulated and I believe technology will have a crucial role to play here," Hall said. "I'm excited to be bringing my technical knowledge from my time working at Accenture, COIN, Macquarie, and Ernst & Young to Midwinter." Midwinter co-founder and executive ...

Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Two tweets from the US President (only because it couldn't fit in one) were all it took to send China's stocks soaring and turn its market technically from a bear to a bull. China's Shanghai Composite Index spiked 5.6% yesterday after US ...

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... participants in the SMSF community on the final day of its national conference. SuperConcepts' executive manager of SMSF technical services Mark Ellem picked up the SMSFA CEO Award, for fostering the SMSF community and making an ongoing and active contribution ...

Former super fund executive joins fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... modules make up the Financial Wellbeing program. "We know and understand financial literacy competencies as well as the technical, legal and compliance aspects of financial education provision," Mills said. She added the findings of the financial services ...

Financial Standard launches FS Aspire CPD

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... Professional Development program for financial services professionals. FS Aspire CPD offers hundreds of CPD hours of technical content to financial advice, superannuation, investment management and insurance professionals. It also offers access to technical ...

Super fintech chief steps back

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... today, Robin Beauchamp will vacate the role of chief executive at InPayTech. Beauchamp will take on the role of chief technical officer, under his current contract terms, while the InPayTech board searches for a suitable chief executive. The company ...

Harder for insurers to dodge claims

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Insurers will find it tougher to dodge paying out claims if the Royal Commission's recommendation to amend insurance law is enacted. At the round six hearings of the Royal Commission, it was revealed that CommInsure used outdated medical definitions ...

Hiring outlook subdued: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Despite numerous job indices recording a rosy hiring outlook in 2019, Financial Standard's latest poll shows readership optimism is more subdued. Half of the financial services firms surveyed plan to decrease headcount this year. About a third (30%) ...

Chief economist update: La vita is no longer e bella

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... may not be in the mood for "amore", not when their economy - the third biggest in the Eurozone - is officially in a technical recession. La vita is no longer e bella! Italian GDP contracted by 0.2% in the December 2018 after shrinking by 0.1% in the ...