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Frontier hires from UK partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
Frontier has hired a senior consultant from its global alliance partner, Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) in the UK. Harry Green was at LCP for five years as lead investment consultant to a range of LCP's defined contribution clients, advising trustees ...

Government debt blows out 420%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
The federal government's debt levels soared 420% over the last 25 years, shifting Australia up two notches on the rankings of an index to 13 th place. According to the inaugural Janus Henderson's Sovereign Debt Index, the federal government ...

FSC proposes new advice model

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
Eradicating the Statement of Advice and the safe harbour steps are two recommendations that will help reduce red tape and make financial advice more affordable, according to the Financial Services Council. The financial services' peak body has laid ...

HNWs change views on advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
New research from Investment Trends has revealed that high-net-worth investors in Australia have changed their view of professional financial advice since the pandemic. Investment Trends found that there are 485,000 HNW investors in Australia as of ...

Super funds need to get on board with crypto: Carnegie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... 75% allocation to cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum, 30% to 60% stablecoin denominated decentralised finance (DeFi) strategies, 10% to 15% early entry tokens and/or direct equity in blockchain business and up to 15% DeFi optimisation.

Time running out for claims licences

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
ASIC says it has only received 15 applications for insurance claims handling and settling licences, with some so sloppy they will have to be resubmitted. The regulator has issued a reminder that, as per recent reforms, insurance claims handling and ...

Climate change worse than pandemic: UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021
The chief executive of the UK's Pensions Regulator believes climate change will be more catastrophic to populations' way of life than the COVID-19 pandemic if no action is taken. The comments came as The Pensions Regulator chief executive Charles ...

Rice Warner acquired by Deloitte

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Actuarial firm Rice Warner has been acquired by Deloitte. Rice Warner's chief executive Andrew Boal, head of superannuation Stephen Freeborn, and executive general manager of insurance Jennifer Baxter will become Deloitte consulting partners. Michael ...

ASIC cracks down on binary options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
ASIC has banned the sale of binary options to retail clients, effective from 3 May 2021. The decision comes after ASIC found that binary options have resulted in significant losses for retail clients. In 2018, ASIC estimated that net losses from retail ...

APRA takes action against Macquarie

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Following multiple breaches to prudential and reporting standards, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has hit Macquarie Bank with increased liquidity and operational risk capital requirements. Macquarie Bank breached APRA's reporting ...