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Life insurers to embrace risky assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
Life insurers will take on more risks and shun safe-haven assets in a bid to bump up returns in 2022. Australian life insurers are tipped to shed their conservative nature this year amid a tough macroeconomic environment, according to bfinance. Many ...

Positive hiring outlook for 2022: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... offers. "Alongside remuneration, sign-on bonuses, opportunities for advancement and concrete efforts to support employee work-life balance through hybrid working will distinguish employers of choice in the war for talent this year," Gorton said.

AMP hires new head of portfolio management

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
AMP has appointed a new head of portfolio management for its troubled multi-asset group (MAG), hiring from Pendal. Stuart Eliot will step into the role, heading portfolio management for the $104 billion multi-asset investment arm of AMP. The MAG team ...

Net zero banks fund $3.5bn in carbon: Market Forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
Market Forces claims NAB, ANZ and Westpac are among several banks with net zero commitments that continue to lend to Global Infrastructure Partners, despite its not-so environmentally friendly investments. Market Forces says in total 18 banks, including ...

Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... office, retail and industrial have also forced investors to look to other 'alternatives'. Cold storage, data centres, life sciences, student accommodation, and senior living are among the sub-sectors that investors will target in 2022 amid the ...

CFS appoints John Brogden

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
Former politician John Brogden has taken on a new role with Colonial First State. Acting chair of Colonial First State Investments Limited (CFSIL) and Avanteos Investments Limited (AIL) Greg Cooper announced Brogden will join the boards of CFSIL and ...

Zurich makes key health appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... services. Monday was previously chief medical officer at TAL and has also held chief medical officer positions at Pacific Life Re, Munich Re, CommInsure and Hannover Life Re Africa. Zurich said Monday will be charged with building out an internal team ...

Resolution Life names new investments chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
Resolution Life Australasia appointed a chief investment officer in the New Year who joined from Avant Mutual. John Lucey became part of the executive team this month, responsible for leading the investment strategy and management for the life insurer. ...

Best-performing default funds revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
A mix of retail, industry and corporate superannuation funds dominated the 10 best-performing default options list in the latest November figures. New Rainmaker analysis of personal default superannuation fund options found that over a three-year period ...

QSuper merger update, fee cuts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
QSuper has assured members they will shortly feel the benefits of scale in the form of fee cuts, after it merges with Sunsuper to create Australian Retirement Trust. The $133 billion QSuper will merge with $90 billion Sunsuper on February 28. The QSuper ...