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AXA IM Alts launches BTR strategy, partners with NHFIC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... coming decade," AXA IM Alts head of Australia Antoine Mesnage said. "We recognise the need for quality key worker housing in major employment hubs across Sydney, and our first project in Westmead will offer a solution to these workers who are essential ...

Financial planning avatars are the future

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... "I'm an optimist when it comes to technology, and I think that it enabling us to do more as financial planners has two major advantages," she said. "Firstly, it removes friction from the process." There are so many issues there that tech can help ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
According to social researcher Michael McQueen, the trends that will be game changers, not just for financial planners but for the world at large, is the acceleration of artificial intelligence, the reworking of work, and the post-millennial era. "In ...

'Our fears were warranted': Chant West proposes YFYS alternative

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... tracking error, when those strategies would've provided very effective protection in the FY22 investment environment when major asset sectors fell significantly." To its credit, the performance test has identified and eliminated some funds that were ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) has unveiled its new CFS Edge wrap platform, calling it the first major Australian wealth platform market innovation in the last decade. At a platform preview in Sydney last night, CFS chief executive, superannuation Kelly ...

Zurich Australia adds chief information officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... forward to Deepak joining in the new year and welcoming him as a key member of the local Zurich team." It is the second major appointment for Zurich in as many weeks. Just last week Zurich named Mathew Drennan as its new chief investment officer.

Global X launches copper miners ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... require a lot of copper," he said. "Demand for copper has increased by 28% over the last decade, which has been driven by major infrastructure developments across the globe in countries such as India, China and the United States." Hannon added that copper ...

What to expect at FPA Congress 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... is. We've made it tight and much easier for people to just fly in, fly out if they need to," she explained. She said a major focus in designing the program was ensuring that every session is practical. "Even the big plenary sessions, which are often ...

New rules on the way for BNPL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The government is looking to implement stricter regulation for the buy now, pay later industry, releasing an options paper for consultation. According to minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the number of active BNPL accounts grew from five ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
TelstraSuper investment chief Graeme Miller says exposure to industrial property delivered bumper returns for the superannuation fund as the boom in online shopping drove up values. The unlisted property sector makes up about 11% of the super fund's ...