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How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... reach for many families. "The reliance on asset growth as a primary investment strategy will be under pressure from future policy and markets - forcing people to look elsewhere as the demand for wealth generation moves beyond housing," O'Mahoney ...

Australian Retirement Trust restructures leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... will be taken on by Julie Bingham, who is responsible for many of ART's strategic supporting business units such as policy and government relations, it said. Anne Browne is moving from chief risk officer to chief people officer, and Di Orbell was ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... "narrow path" as it attempts to subdue inflation, which rose from 3.6% in April to 4% in May. "I thought tightening [monetary policy] was unlikely because weakness and activity growth would lead to a weaker labour market and that would allow a more confident ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... firmer. However, the Trump campaign has been light on detail and so it is difficult to make assumptions about economic policy," Brown said. "One thing that we are confident about is that most of the macroeconomic impact won't be felt until 2026 onwards. ...

Reconsider the home as a retirement income pillar: Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... billion to help fund what could be 25 to 30 years or more in retirement," Boal said. Boal's paper suggested several policy reforms that the government could undertake. These include removing or refunding stamp duty for over-55s who downsize their ...

Cbus strategy chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024
... her remit of chief strategy officer of investments. Her new portfolio included public affairs, strategic communications, policy, advocacy, and external relations. West joined the fund in 2016 as the investment manager of innovation and strategy. Before ...

Government urged to overhaul gift tax system

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... determines which charities can receive tax-deductible donations has grown in an ad hoc way over decades and has no coherent policy rationale. The complexity and inconsistency of the system sees many charities that create clear community benefits miss ...

UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
... members to access lump sum payments sooner. In welcoming the bill, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association director of policy and advocacy Nigel Peaple said: "We are pleased to see a pensions bill in the King's Speech. No time has been wasted in ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... the fund for South Australian government employees, bringing a tremendous depth of experience in financial and economic policy to the Funds SA board, having spent 25 years at the Reserve Bank of Australia. His current roles include co-chair of the Australian ...

ASIC, APRA provide FAR update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... management; technology management; training and monitoring of relevant representatives and staff; underwriting; and whistleblower policy and process. New information in the package also includes a joint ASIC and APRA letter summarising key issues raised ...