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Australian Retirement Trust lines up another merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... corporate fund for the global aluminum producer - began searching for a merger partner last year after an independent review by KPMG found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests in two years' time. "We have undertaken a very detailed and ...

Link Group appoints general manager

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... superannuation, administration, banking and finance, most recently serving as director of asset and wealth management at KPMG Australia. She has also held senior leadership positions at Mercer, including head of retail growth and partnerships strategy ...

FICAP names new charity partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... $2.2 million for a variety of charities. Sponsors include BlackRock, Challenger, MLC, BT, First Sentier Investors, Fidelity, KPMG, Magellan, and Schroders. Financial Standard is the official media partner of FICAP.

FPA policy and advocacy lead steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... State Super Financial Services (StatePlus) and worked as a lecturer at the University of Western Sydney. He also worked at KPMG as an associate director of wealth management advisory. "I couldn't think of a better job, and it's been an honour to lead ...

UBS names industry veteran as Australasia chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... non-executive director and chair of Westpac, Transurban Group and BHP. Maxsted was also previously a partner and chief executive at KPMG. While at the advisory giant, he practised in corporate restructurings, turnarounds, insolvencies while leading or ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
With an ageing population but no accepted approach for measuring the age of retirement, KPMG has taken the same approach used to determine life expectancy to produce an age of retirement dataset. In producing the dataset, KPMG has determined the expected ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... the Quality of Advice Review and its draft proposals regarding Statements of Advice (SoAs). Concerning the cost of advice, KPMG research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) found the average cost of providing comprehensive advice is ...

Top 10 issues for super funds in 2023: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
KPMG has identified 10 themes that will shape super fund discussions and decisions, including macro-economic forces directly impacting the industry. KPMG listed market volatility, higher inflation and interest rates as the top issue for super funds. ...

RBA bumps up cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
As forecast, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the cash rate by another 25 basis points. KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne noted that the RBA remains concerned about the immediate economic outlook, despite confirming that its recently ...

Corporate super plan seeks merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
... global aluminum producer - has just over 5300 members and $2.3 billion in funds under management. An independent report by KPMG has since found that while there is no immediate cause for concern, within two years it would be difficult for the trustees ...