JAMIE WILLIAMSON   Financial planners with smaller risk insurance books are looking to offload them now, save waiting for Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's final report.DARREN SNYDER   The proportion of financial advisers who advise on responsible investing has almost doubled in the past two years, the latest industry survey reveals.

KANIKA SOOD   Colonial First State has appointed a $600 million mandate as it reviews the manager lineup for its $3.8 billion multi-manager global equities fund.DARREN SNYDER   The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has awarded a $298 million risk-arbitrage mandate to a diversified international investment manager.

KANIKA SOOD   An Australian insurer has awarded a Natixis affiliate a mandate to manage $80 million in an absolute return strategy.HARRISON WORLEY   Australians do not want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study.

DARREN SNYDER   More than 2700 tax practitioners, who are also trustees of their self-managed superannuation fund, have outstanding SMSF annual returns.DARREN SNYDER   The outgoing chief executive at the Australian arm of an $800 billion global asset manager is joining the board of a newly-launched SMSF investment platform in 2019.

BENJAMIN ONG   The European Central Bank reneging on its forward guidance to end its asset purchase program would only confirm financial markets' concern over the increasing momentum of the region's economic slowdown.BENJAMIN ONG   Recall recent Fedspeak about the US central bank being data dependent? Is it a headline story?

KARREN VERGARA   Complaints staff of life insurance companies are the most helpful when it comes to resolving customer disputes, ASIC has found.DARREN SNYDER   A consortium including several of Australia's largest superannuation funds will contest allegations from the ACCC that a 2013 purchase of two New South Wales ports breached competition law.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A former Liberal Party leader has joined the board of a $250 million Islamic superannuation fund.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The director of Westpac's security risk and culture program has joined an ASX-listed provider of superannuation administration and trustee services.

DARREN SNYDER   The final quarter of calendar year 2018 started in horrible fashion for Australia's superannuation funds as about $22 billion was wiped from MySuper returns since January. However, some funds were able to manage the downside well.KARREN VERGARA   The accounts of about 11,000 AustralianSuper members have been the target of a security breach.

DARREN SNYDER   Financial services software giant Temenos is buying customer acquisition and onboarding technology company Avoka for $339 million. Avoka's success story begins in Australia.HARRISON WORLEY AND MICHELLE BALTAZAR   An Australian wealth fintech launched a partnership with an international bank to provide millions of people with digital financial advice.

DARREN SNYDER   Sydney will be home to a new journalism institute next year as part of a $100 million commitment to the profession from philanthropist Judith Neilson.DARREN SNYDER   More than 95% of high net worth individuals in Asia Pacific are prepared to consolidate assets with their primary wealth manager, provided there's a strong connection. But it's less likely in Australia.