Significant decline in ETFs - Global ETF FlowWatch - August 2019
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Trade and market uncertainty resulted in significant net redemptions from ETFs worldwide.
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Study: members get more out of super when given retirement income estimates
/A study on 20,000 superannuation fund members found a jump in interest levels when retirement income estimates were provided coupled with the fund member’s current balance.
Read MoreFund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 27 August 2019
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Zurich Investments signs retail distribution agreement with boutique
Super Life for women to launch
AMP Capital restructuring real estate arm
Westpac wins ASIC ‘test case’
Fund People as at 26 August 2019
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BlackRock welcomes new Melbourne head
Catholic Super and Equipsuper name CEO
LGIAsuper appoints new CIO
Rest super GM leaves fund
CFS hands out redundancies in corporate super distribution team
SSGA global equity beta executive retires
ETFs soared - Global ETF FlowWatch - June 2019 Results
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In the U.S., bond ETFs almost tripled the amount of May, with Bond North America alone contributing nearly US$17 billion.
Read MoreBlackRock best performer - Global FlowWatch - June 2019 Results
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BlackRock saw US$27 billion in net new cash largely due to its best-selling fund, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 20 August 2019
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OnePath OneView Life update
AMP FPA to contest changes to AMP’s Buyer of Last Resort terms
CBA closing Financial Wisdom
AMP revises agreement with Resolution Life for sale of AMP Life
MLC Wealth restructure
MBS Insurance and Complete Risk Analysis to merge
APRA fines Westpac for reporting obligation breaches
FASEA exam update
Risk People as at 20 August 2019
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MetLife adds to customer experience team
Zurich appoints life and investments head
AFA announces 2019 Adviser of the Year finalists
ESG Update as at 13 August 2019
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ACSI wants workplace deaths counted towards ESG reporting
ASIC updates climate-related disclosure guidance
The Philip Morris saga continues - jury not out on heated tobacco products
RIAA investment benchmark report released
Why did progress on economic equality slow this quarter?
/Women are still 45 years from economic equality in Australia, with this quarter providing a small - but still significant - increase in the Financy Women’s Index score.
Read MoreAustralian equities industry squeaky clean
/A recent report published by ASIC finds the Australian equities marketplace is very clean on the world stage.
Read MoreFund People as at 13 August 2019
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VicSuper chair switch
NAB AM appoints institutional director
Equity Trustees appoints head of insurance
Spaceship co-founder leaving
HSBC global CEO departing
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 13 August 2019
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Updated MyNorth retirement modelling tool launched
Tomorrow Super launching shortly
BlackRock and VicSuper partner up for ESG-focused global bond index fund
Rest Super brings investments arm in-house
WTW buys specialist mergers and acquisitions broker
Finclear Execution fined $70k
Women underestimate their worth by 125 per cent
/A survey conducted by Noble Oak reveals that women underestimate their life insurance worth by sometimes extraordinary amounts.
Read More11% of planners to leave industry once new education standards kick in
/An Investment Trends survey of financial advisers has revealed that a chunk of advisers will be exiting the industry by the 2024 FASEA education standards deadline.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 6 August 2019
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IRESS improves Xplan
FPA CPD platform launch
CountPlus shareholders in favour of acquiring Count Financial
CBA approved to divest CFSGAM
APRA stakeholder survey shows regulator favour dropping
NAB document leak
MLC adviser fee class action plans
ASIC suing ANZ over periodical fee payments
FASEA exam update
Grandfathering commissions proposed ban date 1 January 2021
Risk People as at 6 August 2019
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MetLife welcomes head of retail product, strategic account manager
MLC Wealth promotes super and solutions GM
NIBA SA/NT Broker Award winners announced
SG survey: 87% of us want SG increased
/A survey into the views of the Australian public on increasing - or not increasing as is being proposed - the superannuation guarantee has revealed overwhelming support for an increase.
Read MoreESG Update as at 30 July 2019
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AMP Capital updates ethical superannuation funds
Activist shareholder group pushing for phase out of fossil fuels at Suncorp
The circular economy - what’s next? Shoes made from coffee
Impact washing research: 85% of green-themed funds making unsubstantiated claims
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 30 July 2019
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Russell Investments enters managed accounts space
HUB24 announces multi-currency functionality for IMs
Pinnacle IM set to launch zero(ish)-fee ETF
BetaShares launches FTSE 100 ETF
Cooper Investors launches equities fund
LGIAsuper switches out WTW for JANA as asset consultant
First State Super and VicSuper planning merger
