KARREN VERGARA   A global institute is opening its membership and resources for free to financial advisers who want to service Australian expatriates.KANIKA SOOD   AMP Australia is reducing fees on its platforms, in a bid to attract more clients.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A major Canadian pension investment manager has entered a joint venture with a UK real estate investment firm to develop a logistics portfolio valued at close to $2 billion.ANNABELLE DICKSON   The residential real estate market in Australia is estimated to have surged above $8 trillion, new analysis from CoreLogic shows.

KARREN VERGARA   The former chief executive of TAL has slammed life insurers' ineptitude in managing disability income products, invoking the industry to come together and find a solution by the end of the year.KARREN VERGARA   AIA Australia has joined forces with a digital estate planning and asset protection service Your Wills.

ANNABELLE DICKSON   The micro-investing platform is targeting SMSFs with its custom portfolio option, giving members more control over their portfolio allocations.ELIZA BAVIN   The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned SMSF trustees of a new scheme it has uncovered that aims to avoid paying potential tax liabilities.

BENJAMIN ONG   The central bank will slow bond purchases to £3.4 billion a week between now and August, but stressed "this operational decision should not be interpreted as a change in the stance of monetary policy". Don't call it taper.BENJAMIN ONG   The resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the country is already nullifying one of the Bank of Japan's assumptions.

ANNABELLE DICKSON   The government has announced a $1.2 billion investment to support the digital transformation of the economy and measures to encourage business investment in technology, ahead of the federal budget.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   ASIC has confirmed it will not be recommending changing the label of 'general advice', after independent research commissioned by the regulator found such a move is unlikely to prevent consumer confusion.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   The new managing director of AMP Bank has been named.KANIKA SOOD   Morningstar Australasia has appointed a director of manager research ratings, after Aman Ramrakha was promoted from the role.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   APRA has given IOOF the go-ahead to take over MLC's superannuation business.JAMIE WILLIAMSON   While 50% of Australians expect superannuation funds to advise them on retirement, only 16% of those who have sought advice from their fund believe it was useful.

KARREN VERGARA   Generation Life has awarded technology firm FRS a mandate to provide pricing and reporting for its investment bonds.KANIKA SOOD   The Australian Taxation Office will approach the market for three major managed services contracts, as it looks to refresh its IT systems.

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   For the first time since 2005, every single state in Australia saw the price of farmland increase.ELIZABETH MCARTHUR   Bill and Melinda Gates have filed for divorce and will now set about dividing their US$130 billion fortune.