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Jarden expands research team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
The investment and advisory group has appointed Ben Lyons and Jon Bishop as co-heads of resources research as it readies a Perth office. Together, the pair have nearly 50 years of experience covering the Australian mining sector. Alongside Nik Burns ...

APRA, ASIC publish life claims and disputes data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... Findings showed admittance rates across all distribution channels had remained stable over time as had admittance rates by cover types. Regarding the claims paid ratio, Group business increased considerably over time whereas ratios for Individual business ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... nearly all the employment growth in the labour market had come from businesses hiring more workers on a part-time basis to cover for isolating employees. These new workers are generally hired on reduced hours. Since October 2020 when the final COVID-19 ...

AustralianSuper drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... to see an average drop of 11%. From May 28, the cost of death, TPD and income protection will change depending on their cover type and work rating, the fund said. AustralianSuper said its priority is to offer sustainable and affordable insurance for ...

Barrenjoey poaches several new hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
Barrenjoey has recently acquired several key senior staff from rival companies. The new appointees include Sam Webb from Credit Suisse for small caps sales. He'll work alongside founding principal and head of emerging company's Chad Mikhael ...

Morrison government names new chair of Foreign Investment Review Board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
Bruce Miller has been appointed as chair of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for a five-year period. Miller has spent over 30 years of his career in the Australian government, covering senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs ...

ASIC pushes super governance improvements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... prevent inappropriate trading (such introducing blackout periods or trading windows) and expanding conflicts arrangements to cover trading by related parties of directors and senior executives. Further, trustees will expect board-level engagement so ...

Citi appoints new chair, head of BCMA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
Citi has named Tony Osmond as the chair, banking, capital markets and advisory (BCMA) for Australia and New Zealand. A new head of the unit has also been named. Osmond will be charged with providing advice to Citi clients on complex transactions and ...

Frontier bolsters consultant team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
Frontier has appointed a new principal consultant based in Sydney, hiring from Mercer. Cecily Williams has been appointed principal consultant, working in a senior client facing role and covering insurance and superannuation amongst other sectors. Williams ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... voter finances. "The most effective road would be a stimulus cheque of some sort. For example, a one-off $1000 payment to cover the higher fuel costs," he says. Commentary surrounding the election also indicates the government is considering measures ...