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Integrity Life names head of retail product

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Integrity Life appointed a new head of retail product as it continues to expand its operations. William Rogers joins the life insurance provider from CommInsure, where he was a senior product development and research manager for the last three years. ...

ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
ASIC is set to review banking and financial literacy programs in Australian primary schools, including Commonwealth Bank's recently criticised Dollarmites program. ASIC said school banking programs are supposed to educate young Australians about the ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Amid the major banks lowering their lending participation rates, Qualitas sees a boom in the private debt real estate segment over the medium term. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Qualitas group managing director Andrew Schwartz said private ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Self-managed super funds continue to have the lowest fees across all superannuation vehicles, charging an average total expense ratio of 0.82%, latest Rainmaker Research shows. The 2018 Rainmaker Fee Study, which analysed more than 2500 fee options ...

BTFG expands tobacco divestment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
BT Financial Group is expanding its divestment from tobacco and controversial weapons. The firm is extending its ESG exclusion framework to investment mandates for internally managed investments, saying customers demand sustainable investing that aligns ...

Real estate investment manager bolsters debt team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A US$115 billion real estate investment manager added a former KPMG senior analyst to cater for growth in its commercial real estate debt business. Nicholas Lim will link with TH Real Estate's debt strategies team. Joining the firm as an analyst ...

Industry fund drops life premiums, pension fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A $1.5 billion industry superannuation fund is reducing select insurance premiums after renegotiating its group insurance mandate. It also slashed the administration fee on its pension account. Under a new group cover deal with MetLife, REI Super has ...

New Pinnacle affiliate to manage Blue Sky LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Ian Macoun's multi-boutique house has launched a new affiliate that will manage the Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund (BAF) as it separates from Blue Sky Investments (BLA). With the bifurcation announced this morning, BLA will target an institutional ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Trump's continued criticisms wouldn't hurt me! US President Donald Trump has blamed the Fed for sparking the recent sell-off on Wall Street as well as threatening to undo the "good" for the economy that ...

Perpetual distribution lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
The general manager of distribution at Perpetual has taken a new role with a $441 billion boutique fund manager. Neuberger Berman has appointed Matt Thompson to lead its intermediary distribution capability in Australia. Neuberger Berman said the appointment ...