Fund Regulatory Update
/$450 SG threshold removed, older Aussies can now save more
Fund Company Update
/Club Plus and AustralianSuper talk merger
IOOF allowed to buy NULIS Nominees
UniSuper opens to public
ESG Research Update
/ISS: Biodiversity matters in investing, here are some tools
ISS research into gender diversity on boards
WEF Global Risks Report 2021
Cryptocurrency Update
/Australia lagging behind cryptocurrency boom
Bitcoin price sinks under weight of environmental concerns
Australian and New Zealand ESG Update
/Chair of Energy Security Board says no future for coal power plants
Sun Cable CEO predicts Australian solar exports to provide major opportunities, plans to build submarine power cables to Asia
Victorian Government supports gig economy recommendations
Greenpeace v AGL: AGL accused of being ‘biggest climate polluter’
Sustainable Investment Institute launched by First Sentier Investors and MUFG
Research: When investors have internet searches throttled, stock market unstable
/An RMIT research project has found that the restrictions placed on Chinese investors from within mainland China contribute to stock market instability.
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/FASEA announces underwhelming March exam results
Government: Advisers will not have to apply for a new licence for claims
Risk People Update
/MLC Life welcomes new GMs
Australian Unity Bank appoints CEO
ClearView Wealth welcomes head of life strategy and transformation
Risk Product Update
/Zurich updates product suite including pricing
MetLife product update
ClearView product updates
Changes to BT Protection Plans
ERS spending revealed
/The ABS has revealed how much money was ejected from the superannuation system and what it was spend on.
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/First Sentier launches private debt capability with MUFG Bank for renewables loans
BetaShares launches major bank hybrid ETF
ESG Research Update
/How investors choose ESG product providers
Fund People Update
/JANA welcomes risk specialist
Cbus appoints head of advice
Australian Super appoints senior manager of portfolio strategy
Clime welcomes new CEO
Boe Pahari and Tim Nation depart AMP Capital
SuperFriend chair steps down
Fidelity loses portfolio manager
Fund Company Update
/APRA approves NAB acquisition of 86 400
Moelis Australia rebrands to MA Financial Group
Standard Life Aberdeen rebrands
Fund Regulatory Update
/YFYS performance tests modified for better member outcomes
ACSI updates climate change policy
APRA publishes FAQ for the Superannuation Data Transformation Phase 1 reporting standards
APRA releases draft guidelines on how to manage ESG risk
HNWs change tune on advice
/Some new research has revealed that the pandemic has resulted in a 16 per cent hike in high net worth individuals’ interest in professional financial advice. But, uptake hasn’t increased.
Read MoreIOOF: The True Value of Advice report
/IOOF surveyed over 12,000 people to find the value (or lack thereof) consumers - both advised and unadvised - find in financial advice.
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/Life industry developing new professional standards framework
Government combining advice reviews
IOOF licensees remediating clients for Bridges and RI Advice deficiencies
AFA wants self-reporting of breaches deferred
Report: the mammoth task of getting young people interested in life insurance
/Getting young people without kids and on lower incomes interested in life insurance has always been a challenge, but a new report examines ways to try to get millennials’ attention.
Read MoreFSC recommends dumping SoA and safe harbour steps in green paper
/The FSC is undertaking a consultation process with proposals to simplify the advice process by removing complex SoA documents and the extra complexity of safe harbour steps.
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