KANIKA SOOD   ClearView has launched a guide on how financial advisers can engage better with clients, in partnership with an academic.HARRISON WORLEY   AMP suffered a 97% profit drop in 2018 and it's flagging a reshaped financial advice network into 2019.

KARREN VERGARA   Magellan flagged several new product launches in announcing its interim results, and one will be directed at retirement income.KANIKA SOOD   K2 Asset Management has signed a new distribution agreement for its funds as the business posted close to $560,000 in after-tax losses for the six months to December 31.

KARREN VERGARA   Freedom Insurance Group has requested the ASX to suspend its shares indefinitely.KARREN VERGARA   Australians prioritise insuring their cars more than their own lives, latest research shows.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   An industry association has used its pre-Budget submission to call for the introduction of a spousal rollover measure to help bridge the gender gap in superannuation balances.HARRISON WORLEY   Seeking diversification, self-managed superannuation funds are pushing more retirement funds into assets such as marina berths and indigenous artworks.

BENJAMIN ONG   The Fed's pause and the recovery in US equities (so far this year) should help entice American consumers back into the shops.BENJAMIN ONG   The appreciating NZ currency would, by extension, compound the "risk of a sharper downturn in trading-partner growth," putting downward pressure on the domestic economy and shift the central bank into a dovish stance.

KANIKA SOOD   Kenneth Hayne's recommendation that every Australian have only one default superannuation account over their lifetime doesn't get a complete green tick from industry funds.HARRISON WORLEY   The Government's signature superannuation legislation passed through the Senate, but not without victims.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The head of corporate superannuation at BT Financial Group will depart following a strategic review.KARREN VERGARA   The chief executive of a listed managed accounts provider is leaving on "mutual" terms.

KARREN VERGARA   Findings from the banking Royal Commission has overshadowed Australia's superannuation system scoring the top spot in a global study of pension markets.KARREN VERGARA   A $3.7 billion superannuation fund reappointed Link Group as its fund administrator.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   J.P. Morgan is launching its own digital currency to harness the benefits offered by blockchain.KANIKA SOOD   A former member of Macquarie's insto equities sales team is launching a new platform which ultimately aims to offer a Netflix-style shopping experience to financial advisers and clients.

KANIKA SOOD   Instagram is set to add a feature that will allow its users to raise money for non-profits they are passionate about.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A boutique investment firm plans to allocate much of the $175 million it raised in 2018 to alternatives, anticipating family offices and private wealth advisers will increasingly do the same.