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Insignia appoints product, insurance heads

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022
... more than 16 years of industry experience and significant life insurance expertise. Ghi has spent the last four years at KPMG where he was responsible for leading and developing multiple engagement teams and executing insurance engagements for superannuation ...

The unintended consequences of the performance test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... is focused on stamping out underperformance, its impact on industry consolidation is likely already shifting, according to KPMG. The results of the second annual performance test are expected to be released this week. Last year saw 13 products fail ...

FICAP raises over $120k for charity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... Sentier Investors (Australia) Services Pty Limited, Franklin Templeton Investments, GSFM, Hub24, Ironbark, Janus Henderson, KPMG, Macquarie, Magellan, Montgomery Investments, Morningstar, NMG Consulting, Pendal, Profusion Group, Schroders, Spire Capital ...

Jameson Capital appoints chief operating officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... portfolio businesses including the sale and acquisition of a portfolio business. Prior to this, Davies spent 14 years across KPMG in Australia and the UK. She held a leadership role in the deal strategy and value creation team where she worked on capital ...

How super should be using technology: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
KPMG has detailed the opportunities and challenges ahead for the super system when it comes to their digital offerings, suggesting funds look to global best practice for inspiration. Super funds have sought after emerging technology solutions to capitalise ...

Financial product registrations up 30%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... Super reforms, particularly stapling and the annual performance test, have put pressure on segments of the super sector. KPMG forecasts that pressures on certain funds won't abate and consolidations will continue. "We expect to see the development of ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
KPMG has flagged ESG, tax governance, financial crime, adaptive investment operations and regulatory risks as some of its key considerations for the super sector in 2022. According to KPMG's latest Super Insights 2022 report, last year climate change ...

Mercer hires from MLC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... investment products representing over $100 billion in assets under management. Before that, he did a nine-year stint with KPMG in the wealth management business, taking an 11-month hiatus to work on the Super System Review, chaired by Jeremy Cooper. ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... the federal government's Life Insurance Framework has impacted both consumers and advisers. According to the submission, KPMG assessed the cost of the advice process at $5334. AMP said the increase in consumers' costs reflects the increased costs for ...

Equip makes key leadership appointments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Equip has confirmed Alexis Harrison as chief member officer and Maryanne Scroggie as its new head of strategy development. Harrison, who joined Equip in 2021 as head of experience, has been moved permanently into the executive team after serving as ...