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Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... aged care sector and is calling for elder financial abuse to be scrutinised. Maurice Blackburn national head of wills and estates law Andrew Simpson said elder financial abuse was in many instances under-reported but remained a key issue in aged care. ...

Global property manager appoints Aussie asset management lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... industrial, for two years. He has also worked at DEXUS property group as senior investment analyst and at London-based Grosvenor Estates as a senior property analyst. In his new role, Marston will be responsible for asset management strategies for real ...

Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... them "to look after their clients." Aboriginal people have issues with identification, thus accessing super or deceased estates becomes an issue, Bowden said. The fourth round also heard about how life and funeral insurance providers mis-sold products ...

UniSuper appoints executive manager from HESTA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... people executive. Prior to that she was chief human resources officer at AIA, global talent director at Treasury Wine Estates and vice president human resources, Asia-Pacific at GlaxoSmithKline. "We're pleased to welcome Julie to our team. Her enthusiasm ...

Australian Unity Trustees signs tech partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... wide range of assets and complex tax structures will enhance customer service experience particularly for the trusts and estates market," he said. Implementation of the platform will commence later this year. Earlier this year, Bravura's Garradin ...

Impact of dementia on estate planning efficacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... have changed to a degree where their existing estate plans are no longer appropriate. Australian Unity Trustees wills and estates accredited specialist Anna Hacker explained that statutory wills, approved by the relevant Supreme Court and signed on behalf ...

Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... or disability of key people. The report also noted legislative reform which allows fiduciaries (executors of deceased estates) to manage a decedent's digital assets has been enacted in most US states but not in Australia. In the US, individuals can't ...

EQT eyes global expansion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... management and administration rose by 11% to $9.4 billion reflecting the acquisition of the Sandhurst Trustees' trust and estates business during the year. EQT paid fully franked of dividends 36 cents per share; its share price at publication time was ...

MyState advice arm grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... million to $778 million at the end of the year." In contrast however, trustee services revenue was down as a result of fewer estates under administration. "We consider that our trustee business has stabilised and, with renewed focus on writing new wills ...

ASIC and CBA discussing potential advice problem

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... details of a new notification to ASIC that it may not have sent official insurance cancellation notices to numerous deceased estates. "At this stage, the number of customers impacted is expected to be below 1000," CBA said. "We are currently undertaking ...