JAMIE WILLIAMSON   AMP is launching a new range of managed portfolios, available on its flagship MyNorth platform.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   The latest insights from Kaizen Recruitment show the benchmark salaries for financial advisers and paraplanners remain as they were in early 2019.

KANIKA SOOD   Pinnacle Investment Management's 16 affiliates tallied up only $3 billion in net inflows in FY20 as institutional allocators deferred mandate decisions in COVID-19 but the firm managed to grow NPAT by 5.6% to $32.2 million.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   In a notice to the ASX, AMP said Lazard Asset Management has ceased being a substantial holder in the company.

ALLY SELBY   Life insurance leaders have pushed for immediate and authentic change, lest current legacy business models and products hinder the growth and sustainability of the industry.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   An announcement from the Financial Services Council (FSC) that life insurers would keep their COVID-19 support measures in place until the end of the year doesn't go nearly far enough, a lawyer has said.

ANNABELLE DICKSON   The SMSF Association and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are calling for self-managed super funds to have access to unitised, liquid infrastructure investments as a way of generating economic growth.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Vanguard has launched a self-managed super fund capability within its Personal Investor offering.

ANNABELLE DICKSON   Workers in Victoria who are required to isolate for two weeks and do not have sick leave entitlements will soon have access to paid pandemic leave.BENJAMIN ONG   Sweden's response to COVID-19 is a conspiracy theorist's dream, keeping retail and restaurants open along with many schools. But, at home, the more anti-whatever protesters dig their heels in, the longer Australia gets to heal ... with far worse consequences.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A former financial adviser and licensee director has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment for misappropriating close to $2 million for his own use.ELIZA BAVIN   A man has been sentenced to over seven years in jail for his role as principal conspirator in a syndicate alleged to have defrauded the Commonwealth of more than $105 million over three years.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Christian Super chief investment officer Tim Macready is stepping down after 15 years with the fund.KANIKA SOOD   The global manager's former country head has joined Westpac's private wealth and business division as a director.

ELIZA BAVIN   Reports of cybercrime increased significantly after the government announced the Early Release of Superannuation (ERS) and JobKeeper schemes, according to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   A superannuation fund that markets itself to women has created a new administration fee.

ALLY SELBY   ASX-listed trading platform SelfWealth has renewed its clearing, settlement and execution (CS&E) mandate with retail broker OpenMarkets, in a move that it says demonstrates the two fintech's shared objective of disrupting the status quo.ANNABELLE DICKSON   Powerwrap has released its target statement recommending its shareholders accept the off-market takeover offer moves forward with Praemium.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   For the first time in eight years, more high net worth individuals (HNWI) emerged in North America than in the Asia Pacific region.KANIKA SOOD   Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones backed ShareNett Holdings is partnering with Clearlist Holdings to develop a platform for family offices to transact in private markets securities.