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Inaugural FAAA award winners named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) revealed the recipients of its 2023 awards, including Adviser of the Year and Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year. Celebrating its first awards gala dinner as a merged entity in Adelaide ...

Fidelity International chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... post pandemic world," Johnson said. Richards also announced on LinkedIn that she will be retiring from "full-time executive life and will be stepping down as Fidelity International CEO in 2024". "I am delighted to share that I will be remaining with ...

Private market deal activity set to persist amid high-rates: Aviva

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... tenant and investor demand, for example parts of the living sector, such as build-to-rent and student accommodation, and life sciences," Aviva said. "In industrials, the underlying income performance and occupier demand suggest a resilient outlook in ...

Australian Retirement Trust adds $12.3bn via CBA Group Super transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
Members of Commonwealth Bank Group Super (CBA Group Super) have officially transitioned to Australian Retirement Trust (ART), marking the latter's largest corporate merger. The two funds have completed the successor fund transfer, initially agreed ...

ClearView offloads chunk of Centrepoint Alliance stake

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... arrangement for selling its financial advice businesses to Centrepoint. However, ClearView remains solely focused on its life insurance business, opting to divest most of its holding. "The transaction reflects ClearView's ongoing simplification and ...

Australian Unity sells advice arm to Fortnum, Nestworth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... financial wellbeing of approximately 60,000 Australians. It will manage over $40 billion in funds under advice, $200 million in life insurance premiums, and leverage a network of 400 advisers across Australia. Australian Unity wealth and capital markets ...

Treasury unveils advice reforms draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... in the first tranche of legislation". "Another piece of important news for our members is confirmation that commissions on life insurance (Recommendation 13.7) can continue to be paid to advisers, with a one-off written consent from the client before ...

Insurers drop allocation to risk assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... Investment Trends, released its 2023 Insurance Asset Management Report, which draws on insights from 25 firms across general, life and health insurance, with 50% of the respondents being C-suite executives. Janus Henderson said the macroeconomic landscape ...

Challenger duo joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... wealth management for two years at Commonwealth Bank. From there they were chief executive and managing director of Generation Life for two years. Most recently, van der Veen and Foster served as joint general manager, customer strategy and experience ...

Challenger expands strategic relationship with Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
The group has formed an origination partnership with Apollo Global Management, giving Challenger Life access to private global credit and alternative capabilities. Building upon its existing partnership, Challenger said the extended agreement grants ...