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Don't call it a comeback: APRA on IDII

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
There may well be a light at the end of the individual disability income insurance (IDII) tunnel, but there's still a way to travel before the end is reached, according to APRA. Analysis of data to September 2022 shows IDII enjoyed a run of favourable ...

Former adviser sees ban reduced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) reduced the period and scope of the ban imposed on former financial adviser Ashok Sherwal. Sherwal, who was an authorised representative of six different licensees over the past seven years, was originally banned ...

AustralianSuper partners with Churchill Asset Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
The partnership between AustralianSuper and the US based private capital investment-specialist of Nuveen has started with an initial instalment of US$250 million, intended to grow substantially over time. The partnership will invest in traditional senior ...

AMP swoops in on $112m student accom facility

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
AMP Capital has purchased the newly developed 731-bed student accommodation facility from the Australian National University (ANU) for $112 million. The acquisition now makes AMP Capital Australia's largest investor in on-campus student accommodation ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Growth in fund complexity and managing assets in-house has triggered intensive efforts by pension funds to beef up their operational and support functions. JANA principal consultant and head of operational consulting, Jo Leaper, says there is a growing ...

PPS Mutual unveils new income protection product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
PPS Mutual has launched a new income protection (IP) insurance product while bolstering its existing offering. The life insurer's new product, IP Prime 70, will allow professionals to cover up to 70% of their income, depending on their income level. ...

Cboe Australia, XTB launch retail corporate bonds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Cboe Australia has added exchange-traded corporate bond products (XTBs) to its Cboe Funds platform. The new range of XBTs commenced trading on Cboe Australia today and will provide retail investors with access to corporate bonds from Aurizon Bank of ...

HNWIs remain interested in digital assets: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Australian high-net-worth investors (HNWI) have continued to take an interest in digital assets this year despite market volatility, according to digital asset manager Matrixport's Private Wealth in Digital Assets Study. The study, commissioned ...

Lifespan welcomes markets veteran to investment committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
The privately-owned financial advice network has appointed high profile financial markets veteran Jonathan Pain to the Lifespan Investment Committee. Pain brings over 38 years of international investment experience and has led investment teams in London ...

ASIC abandons $500k SMSF threshold

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
ASIC has updated guidance on SMSF advice, deciding to remove $500,000 as an indicator of the "appropriateness of advice" to establish a SMSF. ASIC hasn't opted to nominate a minimum threshold but said fund expenses are proportionality higher, and net ...