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Brokers warn of looming disaster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... are sleepwalking into disaster, living in the false hope that rates will stay this low," he said. "This survey is a wakeup call and shows that even a small rise in rates - which is looking more likely next year with rising inflation - could be catastrophic ...

Aware Super progresses net zero efforts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
The $140 billion super fund is calling on the private sector to provide transparent information about their emissions reduction targets and net zero pathways as it outlines the progress of its own plan. In Aware Super's inaugural Destination Net Zero ...

Aussie dividends recover losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
Australian dividends have recovered from the losses in 2020 with year-to-date dividend growth outpacing global performance, according to new research. The latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index recorded a 126% jump in Australian dividends in Q3 ...

Trustees Executors awards technology mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
New Zealand's oldest trustee company has chosen a technology partner for its new wealth management joint venture. Trustee Executors selected SS&C Aloha for the joint venture, called Flint Wealth, which is a wrap account wealth management solution. SS&C ...

The search for income outside defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
The eighth wonder of the world, compound interest, has been diminished and retirees must look elsewhere in their search for yield. Speaking at the Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Fidelity International cross asset investment ...

Kelly+Partners to acquire firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2021
The ASX-listed accounting and private wealth group is set to complete a tuck-in acquisition of a firm in NSW. Kelly+Partners is set to pay $4.4 million for the Penrith-based accounting firm with 30% due in two years. The accounting firm is expected ...

IFM consortium to take over Sydney Airport

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
Sydney Airport has finally agreed to a takeover offer by a consortium led by IFM Investors. The consortium, otherwise known as Sydney Aviation Alliance and including IFM Investors, Global Infrastructure Management, QSuper and AustralianSuper has offered ...

Governments must act on net zero: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
Asset managers around the world are working hard to turn their investment strategies into measurable emissions reductions, but must be attuned to the risk of net zero washing, new research says. Morningstar's latest report, Asset Managers and Net ...

Climate science skills needed in financial services

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
As the COP26 summit continues, an industry body is calling on the need for greater climate science skills in the financial services industry. FINSIA believes without climate science skills, financial services organisations are at a great risk of negatively ...

CBA pleads guilty to selling junk insurance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
Commonwealth Bank pleaded guilty to 30 criminal charges relating to misselling consumer credit insurance. The charges were brought by ASIC and relate to CBA's promotion and sale of CreditCard Plus and Loan Protection policies as an add-on insurance ...