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Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... Program. He also said the increased rebate for Australians over 65 for private health insurance, introduced in 2004 under the Howard government, will no longer be available, stating those funds will be diverted back into aged care, while returning the ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... matter said two senior Escala executives, including co-chief executive Pep Perry, were to leave the firm in June. Torty Howard would also step down from her role as co-chief executive and take on an operations position, the sources said. Now, Perry is ...

Brookfield fully acquires Oaktree

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... billion of assets in the US. It currently has US$1 trillion in funds under management (FUM) in total. Oaktree co-chair Howard Marks: "Becoming part of Brookfield in full is a natural evolution that will allow Oaktree to continue thriving as part of one ...

Escala unveils new leadership team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... integration, Escala's founding partner and former head of advisory, Ben James, has been appointed chief executive. Torty Howard, meanwhile, was named chief operating officer, while Simon Dawkins will continue as head of capital markets and fixed income. ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... but has now settled slightly higher than that. He also pointed out that the tax-to-GDP ratio is lower now than under John Howard and Peter Costello, "much lower than the old cap," and around 2-3% lower than spending. At the same time, Australia's population ...

Escala poised to overhaul strategy

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... executives - co-chief executive Pep Perry and investment chief Tracy McNaughton - are expected to leave the firm in June. Torty Howard will step down from her role as co-chief executive and take on an operations position, the sources said. Advisory head ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... annualised returns of 5.7%. Under Labor's Bob Hawke and Paul Keating (1983 to 1996), the index returned 16.5% per year. John Howard's Liberal government (1996 to 2007) produced 14.3% annually. Labor's term under Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, and Rudd again ...

Warren Buffett to retire, recommends successor

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... under Greg's management than mine," he said. Berkshire Hathaway has 11 directors, two of which are Buffett's children, Howard and Susan Buffet. Charlie Munger, who was also behind the success of Berkshire Hathaway, passed away in 2023. Munger joined ...

Escala launches alternatives platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... transformation, embracing alternative and private market investments at an increasing pace," Escala co chief executive Torty Howard said. "We continue to see growth in this space as family offices and high-net-worth investors look to allocate more capital ...

Ord Minnett poaches Perpetual advisers amid hiring spree

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... Tobias, Mark Heffernan, and Con Maglis, along with senior advisers Shiva Vemula, Daniel Swallow, Andrew Epplett, and Oscar Howard have jumped ship to Ords. FIIG Securities' director Chris Flynn and associate director Charles Buxton have also joined ...
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