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Australian Unity names chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australian Unity has nabbed the Bank of New Zealand's head of private banking, wealth and insurance to lead its retail business, following the resignation of the incumbent. BNZ chief customer officer of private, wealth and insurance Christine Yates ...

European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... operations led by Tim Smith and former KPMG partner Adrian Fisk, wealthtech provider InvestSuite launched into the Australian market on July 1. "As a wealth tech firm in its first two years we have focused our suite of solutions solely on the B2B space ...

Life insurers fork out more for mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... analysis. The latest edition of KPMG and the Financial Services Council's five year study on life insurance claims shows Australian life insurance companies are paying out record amounts in disability claims. Accidents sit atop the list of causes for ...

Super consolidation to slash 60% of funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
Within the next decade, the number of superannuation funds serving Australians will drop by 60%, according to a new KPMG report. New KPMG research shows the 217 APRA-regulated superannuation funds will shrink to 138 within the next five years, with ...

COVID-19 ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... sitting on Zoom meetings and working at home? I don't think we're talking enough about that," Delaney said. Similarly, KPMG national sector leader for real estate & PE, Craig Mennie, said COVID-19 would irreversibly change the office market. ...

Super fighting a war on three fronts: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... sector is fighting a war on three different fronts, as the economic fallout of COVID-19 continues to bite. New analysis from KPMG shows superannuation trustees are facing three competing sets of problems as they deal with the unprecedented challenges ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... government's fiscal stimulus package, announced on Thursday last week, will soften the impact of the coronavirus on the Australian economy and help boost business and consumer confidence. However, KPMG's chief economist Brendan Rynne said COVID-19 ...

Challenger recruits Generation Life co-chiefs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... business for Generation Life for the first time during the period, while 791 submitted business (up 22.5% pcp). Former Australian Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett was announced as the duo's replacement, as he stepped down from his existing role as chief ...

AIA income protection premiums jump

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... Earlier this year, MLC Life owner Nippon Life reported to the Tokyo stock exchange that deteriorating conditions in the Australian life insurance industry are to blame for challenges facing MLC. The international insurer specifically pointed to income ...

Calls for disability insurance reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... about product sustainability. Daniel Longden, KPMG actuarial and financial risk partner, said: "Our research found that Australian workers tend to have higher payouts than their counterparts in comparable jurisdictions. A replacement rate of 75% of earnings ...