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ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
ASIC is ramping up its financial literacy initiatives that plans to incorporate life insurance in curriculums across primary and secondary schools. Already the regulator is undertaking an extensive program with state and territory governments to train ...

Fees dominate super choice, RG97 falling short: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Consumers prioritise fees and net returns when selecting a superannuation fund, an Industry Super Australia survey reveals. The poll, conducted in conjunction with UMR Research and based on 1000 respondents, found fees to be an "extremely important" ...

CBA mulls CFSGAM IPO, head of wealth departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Commonwealth Bank announced its asset management arm, Colonial First State Global Asset Management, is undergoing a strategic review and could potentially list as a public company. CFSGAM, with $219 billion in assets under management, has "achieved ...

AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
The Commonwealth Bank has sold 100% of its Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses to AIA Group for $3.8 billion. The sale of CommInsure Life and Sovereign also includes a 20-year bancassurance partnership with AIA for the provision of ...

AMP launches LIF-ready resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
AMP launched an online Life Insurance Framework (LIF) resource aiming to prepare advisers for the 1 January 2018 legislative changes. The resource hub features video tutorials and a cashflow modeller that assesses the impact different remuneration structures ...

Netwealth sells Bridgeport, Pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Netwealth is selling its financial advice subsidiaries, choosing to instead focus on its platform and managed accounts solutions. The group has announced that discussions with potential buyers for both Bridgeport Financial Services and Pathway Licensee ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Retail and sophisticated investors can now view live Australian impact investment opportunities through one public portal. From today the Impact Investing Hub is running its Current Deals Library, which lists live impact investment opportunities and ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Retail and sophisticated investors can now view live Australian impact investment opportunities through one public portal. From today the Impact Investing Hub is running its Current Deals Library, which lists live impact investment opportunities and ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Legacy systems and antiquated business models of the global insurance industry are beginning to see significant disruption, prompting traditional insurers to up their game to get ahead of the curve and presenting prime opportunities for collaboration. ...

Shaw and Partners leverages success to grow SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
Shaw and Partners added eight new separately managed account strategies in response to growing client demand for access to a greater number of asset classes. Since launching SMA solutions in August last year with the introduction of the Hybrid Income ...