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Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Australian workers' financial stress has risen sharply, costing the economy $67 billion in lost productivity annually. According to AMP's 2022 Financial Wellness report, stress is higher than ever, almost doubling over the past two years. "The ...

JANA names Georgina Dudley new chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
JANA has promoted Georgina Dudley to chief executive following Jim Lamborn's decision to step back from the position. Dudley, who is currently general manager of strategy and innovation, will step into the new role in December. She has been with ...

ASIC extends binary options ban

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
ASIC has extended its product intervention order banning the issue and distribution of binary options to retail clients until 1 October 2031. Since coming into effect in May 2021, the ban has successfully prevented retail clients from losing money trading ...

New Forests launches new division, appoints team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
New Forests Asset Management announced the formation of New Agriculture and the appointment of four investment professionals to the team. New Agriculture has been established to build a portfolio of agriculture assets globally, starting in Australia ...

Schroders names head of private wealth

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
Theone Star has joined the Schroders Australia team as its new head of private wealth. Reporting to chief executive Sam Hallinan, Sydney-based Star will be responsible for building Schroders' relationships in the private wealth segment and identifying ...

BlackRock unveils new iShares ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
The global fund manager is broadening its Australian fixed income ETF range with the launch of the iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG AUD Hedged ETF (AESG). Priced at 19 basis points, the AESG ETF offers Australian investors access to a globally diversified ...

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
Regulations relating to requirements for superannuation funds to disclose expenditures with the Annual Member's Meeting notice have been updated. Last month, the government published draft regulations for consultation. As previously reported by Financial ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
A new report has identified five distinct types of defensive equity strategies delivering protection in different ways and with very different results. Defensive Equity and Market Downturns: Is This Time Different? issued by bfinance revealed the main ...

Martin Currie promotes analysts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
Martin Currie, part of Franklin Templeton, has promoted senior analyst Matthew Davison and quantitative analyst Sam Li to portfolio manager. Chief investment officer Reece Birtles said the promotions tie in with its recent Active Insights strategy launch. ...

Midwinter unveils new adviser tool

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
Midwinter has extended its advice software with the launch of MultiGoal, a strategic goal optimisation engine for financial advisers. Advisers using Midwinter's financial advice software can now access the interactive tool to assist their clients in ...