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AFA announces new chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... executive of two professional membership bodies in New Zealand, and in corporate affairs Most recently she led the Law Society of New Zealand which has about 15,000 members. Prior to this she led the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners. ...

Alphinity launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... avoid companies that are involved in activities that are incompatible with the objectives of the fund, may be harmful to society and are inconsistent with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "We have a zero-revenue tolerance for producers of tobacco ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... social insurance and fosters more efficient capital allocation. Further to this, life insurance has broader benefits to society, particularly taxpayers. The latest budget showed the government's largest budget item was social security and welfare ...

SocietyOne launches portal, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Digital finance platform SocietyOne has launched a new broker portal and made several key appointments. The new broker portal features a 'quick quote' and secured loan option, which the company said should allow brokers to find a rate for their client ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... on the ASX, which are then screened to ensure that the industries the companies are involved in do not harm women and society or the environment broadly. Each pillar is given a similar weighting in scoring; companies must perform well within the five ...

Premiums to increase at ESSSuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... of TPD will be broadened. After a 2020 open market tender, ESSSuper elected to reappoint Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, formerly known as CommInsure, as its group insurer until 30 June 2023. AIA's acquisition of CommInsure was approved by ...

Platinum launches investment bond

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... International Fund or the Asia Fund, according to the March 19 product disclosure statement. Lifeplan Australian Friendly Society will act as the issuer of the investment bond structure. The minimum investment size is set at $1000. Management costs are ...

Advisers report burnout, breaking point: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... concerns about the sustainability of the profession. Fraser said: "Financial advisers play a vitally important role in our society. Having worked with this industry for the last 15 years I have always found financial advisers incredibly committed to ...

Aged care workers depended on ERS: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... they relied on the ERS as their households experienced a drop in income at the height of the pandemic. In terms of how society values their work, community aged care professionals said they felt more appreciation by their employer (60%) compared to those ...

Generational wealth gap continues to widen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... address these issues creates structural inequality as wealthy families remain wealthy through generations while the rest of society has less economic mobility.