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Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Australia's biggest super fund has been crowned fund of the year at this year's Rainmaker SelectingSuper awards in Melbourne this morning. The $167 billion AustralianSuper took home the coveted title. Rainmaker executive director of research ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
The proportion of financial advisers specialising in life insurance has more than halved in the last five years, according to Investment Trends research. In its 2019 Planner Risk Report released today, Investment Trends revealed just 15% of advisers ...

Chief economist update: Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Over the past few months, I've been singing sad songs about the Australian economy and the need for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Morrison government to do more to reverse the slowing momentum in economic activity in this 'Lucky ...

MLC Life wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
MLC Life continues to grow its group life insurance business, taking home a new mandate. From next year, MLC Life Insurance will be the local insurer for Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) for its multi-national clients. The insurer will provide group ...

Nuveen switches up executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
Nuveen has appointed a new chief executive from inside the company as it switches up its executive team, and has announced a permanent head of real estate for the Asia Pacific region. Current president Jose Minaya will move into the role of chief executive ...

Morgan Stanley's top picks for Aussie ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
In a research note sent to clients, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Nathan Lim shared the four Australian ETFs the firm prefers over the rest. The list represents Morgan Stanley's preferred picks for Australian exposure in multi-asset portfolios ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
APRA's superannuation heat map will not feature any means for demonstrating high performance across any of the system's metrics, the regulator has revealed. APRA outlined its superannuation heat map at the 2019 ASFA Conference in Melbourne this ...

Westpac chief believes in financial advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer told members of parliament that he believes providing financial advice to Australian consumers is important and that all Australians should have access to good, cost-effective, unconflicted financial advice. Speaking ...

Adviser scammed family, friends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
A New York investment adviser named Ruless Pierre allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme that unlawfully obtained more than $2 million from investors who were told they'd see returns of 20% every two months. Part of the scheme, known as the Amongst Friends ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
MLC Asset Management's Antares Equities business has hired a senior analyst from billionaire John Gandel's family office, as it launches a new fund. Winston Chong is joining Antares Equities' investment team of nine people which manages $5.1 billion ...