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Pandemic stokes investor appetite

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... and Baby Boomers are leading the current charge, mostly in the US. However, Australian and New Zealand investors have the second most voracious appetite (although the survey was conducted before the latest lockdowns in the region). Although 75% of Millennials ...

Best fixed interest funds revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... Investment Grade Bond Fund was the strongest performing with a 6.1% annual return. The Lazard EM Total Return Debt Fund came in second place with a 5.8% annual return on a three-year basis, followed by iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bonds (AUD ...

Iress steady amid OneVue integration

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
... OneVue integration is meeting milestones, with a rollout of the integration between Xplan and OneVue planned to start in the second half of 2021. Walsh said UK results for Iress are improving, with margin expansion as activity levels rise and markets ...

APRA issues guidance on lifecycle products for performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... discretion to combine historical product performance. It will also engage with the funds it thinks will fail the test a second time. In final YFYS regulations the government changed its stance on administration fees, moving to testing on only last year's ...

Super fund portfolio disclosure consultation reopens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... 2021. Hume announced yesterday that the government has proposed several amendments and a new round of consultations. The second round of consultation ends on August 31. Under the Corporations Amendment (Portfolio Holdings Disclosure) Regulations 2021 ...

Updated life code released

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) released the second draft of the Life Insurance Code of Practice 2.0 for public consultation. The latest draft of the code was released today, incorporating feedback from the first draft's consultation. The FSC has ...

Financial services market skyrockets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
... sectors: wealth management, direct investments, traditional banking and owner-occupied homes. Wealth management is the second largest segment behind owner occupied homes and represents 28.3% of the entire financial services market at $3.06 trillion. ...

Frontier hires former Perpetual head of infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... in not-for-profit superannuation sector at December end, according to Rainmaker Information estimates. This makes it the second largest player in the space, behind JANA which had a 31.7% slice, and ahead of international consultants such as Willis Towers ...

Every super fund should cover every occupation: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2021
... here is that while the Life Insurance Code is mandatory for all group insurers, it is not for superannuation trustees. Second is to introduce an enforceable FSC standard that requires FSC members to not establish group policies that contain these terms ...

How wealthy families protect assets no matter what

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... individual. Your country allows you to use it until they decide otherwise. So, I would advise families to focus on obtaining second passports, second residences, and assets in various structures and jurisdictions." Lesperance cautioned families to also ...