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Looking beyond high-dividend stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
The opportunities for capturing income in Australian equities lies outside the traditional high-dividend stocks, according to Redpoint Investment Management. Speaking at a GSFM outlook, Redpoint Investment Management chief executive and lead portfolio ...

First Sentier appoints head of people, culture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... growth strategy." In her role, Halsey will be responsible for designing and implementing strategies that will attract, engage, and develop employees and help the business build a high-performance culture, First Sentier said.

Integrity Life, Will platform partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
Integrity Life has partnered with an affordable online Will-writing platform to encourage more Australians to put one in place. Integrity Life's partnership with Safewill provides a digital platform for its clients to write a Will. "We have the ...

Christian Super reduces fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
The $2 billion superannuation fund has once again dropped its fees as part of a broader strategy to provide better outcomes for its members. On July 1, Christian Super's 30,000 members saw a fee cut of between five to 10 basis points for all diversified ...

WAM Global performance rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
The $646 million listed investment company has announced a record investment portfolio for FY20, outperforming the index by 3.2%, ahead of its full-year results. WAM Global recorded investment portfolio performance of 30.7% and total shareholder return ...

Astute Wealth alleges copyright breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
Astute Wealth Advice is alleging that another fintech has ripped off its proprietary questionnaire and has been forced to legal take action. Astute served a Cease and Desist letter to Lumiant, alleging that it breached "substantial copyright" with respect ...

Advice engagement jumps during COVID-19

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... the coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness about the importance of financial advice and prompted more Australians to engage with their adviser. A study by ASX-listed firm ClearView shows that demand for financial advice is building - despite record ...

Lying rife in life insurance applications

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
Nearly 20% of Australians have lied on their life insurance application to get a cheaper policy, new research shows. Comparison site Finder's latest research revealed 3.8 million people have lied on their life insurance application. Men were found to ...

Funds grilled despite record returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper and Cbus faced an extremely hostile questioning from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, which at times devolved to committee members yelling over one another. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk and Cbus ...

KLP divests Israeli-linked settlement firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... Israel connected to occupying Palestinian territory. The pension fund announced on June 5 that following failed attempts to engage with the companies, which resulted in no response, it has excluded them from its portfolio. As of June 2021, some of the ...