Actuaries develop rule of thumb to avoid frugal, fear-based drawdowns by retirees
/A group of actuaries has come up with a rule of thumb to help fearful retirees to manage their superannuation drawdowns better.
Read MoreFund People as at 12 November 2019
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Perpetual welcomes internally promoted to new head of risk role
Club Plus Super appoints head of member experience
Magellan appoints instutitional business director
AMP personnel shuffle
Challenger loses head of retail sales
Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 12 November 2019
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Willis Towers Watson launches global equities fund
Auscap AM launches global equities fund
K2 AM closing global equities fund
BT shutters two funds
Sunsuper and QSuper in merger talks
QWL assets frozen
ASIC takes action against superannuation trustee, promoter, director
APLs under fire
/A new paper describes the state of APLs in Australia, with Jeff Morris explaining exactly why they shouldn’t be a part of the future of financial advice.
Read MoreWomen's Index: Australia is still an economically unequal society
/Progress is still slow - and in some areas going backwards - for women’s economic equality in Australia.
Read MoreRisk People as at 4 November 2019
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HESTA appoints GM of financial planning
Profile Financial Services CEO resigns
Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 4 November 2019
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LGIAsuper partners with Link Advice for planning services
CommInsure sale complete
ASIC takes RI Advice to task over rogue adviser
ASIC takes NAB companies to court
Lobbyist financial advisers’ association has 4,000 members
Research shows SMSFs can offer retirees solid outcomes for 'aspirational lifestyles'
/A research project demonstrates how well couples and singles using SMSFs are doing overall.
Read MoreESG Update as at 25 October 2019
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VicSuper hits sustainability target ahead of schedule
TCorp issuing a sustainability bond
Ausbil IM head of ESG research wins award
Two BlackRock Australia funds get an ESG revamp
ANZ, NAB and Westpac fund digital docket startup
Asia and Europe see 1292 new funds - New funds in global markets - Q2 2019
/A quick update of new funds launched in global markets.
Read MorePassive funds gain inflows of US$4.6bn - US Monthly Fund Highlights - September 2019
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Passive funds saw a significant rebound in flows during September, gaining inflows of US$46.8 billion after a rare month of outflows at US$1.1 billion in August.
Read MoreFund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 31 October 2019
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VanEck launches fixed income exchange-traded fund
Robeco launches multi-factor fund
Ethical Advisers Funds Management launches range of SMAs
Statewide Super builds physical SuperHub centre in Adelaide
MSC Trustees launches fund admin platform
Catholic Super and Equipsuper join forces in scale play
ASIC imposes further licence conditions on IOOF, APRA will not appeal judgement
Fund People as at 31 October
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AustralianSuper appoints new board member, executives
BNP Paribas appoints new Australian and New Zealand GM
Local Government Super welcomes first independent chair, director
FSC restructure sees additions to policy team
AFMA appoints new chair
Mercer welcomes relationship manager
Netwealth appoints distribution head
APRA welcomes risk specialist
NGS Super appoints liquid assets manager
Suncorp banking and wealth CEO resigns
ACSA board loses two directors
ASIC on TPD cover: 'stop providing junk insurance'
/ASIC has published another uncomplimentary report on TPD insurance in Australia, laying out a blueprint for the industry to pull its socks up.
Read MoreRisk People as at 22 October 2019
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MLC Life welcomes group insurance executive, head of new fund partnerships
CFS creates chief member outcomes officer role
Plan For Life Excellence Awards
FS Power50: Australia’s most influential advisers named
Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 22 October 2019
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Digital advice firm drops two robo-advice tools
IOOF buying OnePath at discounted price
Myonlineadvisers closes its doors after advisers leave
Grandfathered commissions bill passes into law
Colonial First State facing two class actions in a week
FASEA clarifies code of ethics
Westpac class action launched
ANZIIF and LIPSWG establish professional standards framework
Study: We blame ourselves when investments fail to deliver
/The latest in Schroder’s investor research finds we expect a lot from our investments, but when they fail to deliver on our high expectations, we blame ourselves for our action or inaction.
Read MoreFund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 15 October 2019
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SuperBooster initiative launched for greater super engagement
Recreo announces the launch of cloud-based super admin platform
Milford AM launches open-ended fund
Dow Chemicals super fund and Equipsuper merged
AMP creates new entity after restructure, gets new bosses and a Shonky award
IOOF drops Perennial Value
CommInsure facing $1.8m in penalties for unsolicited sales calls
Economics Committee reviewing super sector
Fund People as at 15 October 2019
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UniSuper welcomes COO
APRA restructure and new appointments
First State Super new appointments announced
Fidelity loses wholesale director
Legalsuper loses CIO
New money led by Asia - Global FloWatch - August 2019
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Net new money was led by Asia, followed by Latin America, then Europe, while the US suffered net redemptions in August.
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