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Colonial First State platforms make deferred annuities more accessible

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
Advisers will soon have access to Challenger's deferred lifetime annuities through Colonial First State platforms. Speaking at an adviser event in Sydney yesterday, CFS head of retail platforms Sam Wall announced that from 1 July 2017, Challenger products ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
If Monsieur Benoit Coeure's - member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB) - recent comments are any indication, don't expect any changes in ECB monetary policy settings anytime soon. Coure told his audience at a conference at the ...

Super funds adopting insurers' investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Superannuation funds are at risk of losing up to $800 billion during retirement phase over the next five years if they rely on benchmark-outperforming strategies proven to be successful only during accumulation phase. AXA Investment Managers director ...

AFA and ANZ begin search for 2017 Rising Star

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers and ANZ are on the hunt for the 13th Rising Star of the Year. Nominations for the award are now open to advisers with four years' experience or less in delivering quality financial advice, actively contributing ...

A one-handed clap for ScoMo's Budget

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison must be beaming when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest update on the country's labour market that showed the unemployment rate dropped from 5.9% in March to 5.7% in April - better ...

Reporting overhaul to hit insurer profits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
More than 450 listed insurers' bottom lines will be significantly affected by a new global accounting standard overhauling how premiums and claims are reported. Under new international accounting standard IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts, a life insurance ...

Ignition Wealth secures BT Panorama deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
Investors, advisers and accountants will benefit from a new partnership between Ignition Wealth and one of Australia's largest platforms. Users of BT Panorama will be able to access Ignition Wealth's 360 digital advice solution from Q3 2017, allowing ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Rising yields combatting inflationary pressures are conducive to active bond managers outperforming passive strategies, according to an expert investment manager. IOOF portfolio manager of fixed income Osvaldo Acosta said in this environment, active ...

GSFM hires Macquarie exec

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Grant Samuel Funds Management has appointed a new compliance officer. Stuart Osborne joins GSFM from Macquarie, where he held multiple positions since 2002, including compliance and op risk executive, credit analyst, operational risk manager, and associate ...

Financial services enters next cloud computing evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Cloud computing will now form the centre of several operations at a global firm dedicated to post-trade market infrastructure for asset managers, custodians and brokers. The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) holds a view that cloud computing ...