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ClearView launches risk product suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... administration system and underwriting rules engine. General manager of transformation Nadine Gooderick said the new platform is a major milestone in ClearView's transformation journey. "The volume and pace of change in financial services in recent ...

Federated Hermes releases strategy globally

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The investment manager has made the Federated Hermes Emerging Market Debt Strategy available to investors across the globe after only being available to US clients. The strategy aims to deliver capital growth and income by investing in sovereign, corporate ...

APRA to mandate independent certifications

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
Prudential regulator APRA plans to go ahead with mandating independent certifications within group insurance as recommended by the financial services Royal Commission. In a letter to registrable superannuation entity licensees, APRA clarified its position ...

AFA chief outlines vision

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... overcoming them. In her first address as chief executive at the AFA's annual conference, Helen Morgan-Banda highlighted three major issues that require priority. The first is the number of older, highly experienced advisers being forced out because ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... and advisers are still unclear on exactly how this change will impact the industry. "It's not long to go before such a major reform is due to start," Anderson cautioned. "We continue to have concern about the cost and complexity of the single disciplinary ...

BlackRock warns against reforms based on assumptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
In its submission to the inquiry into common ownership, BlackRock point out the theory behind the inquiry is "based on fundamental misconceptions", adding that any possible reforms based on ideas still under debate would be premature. Citing a 2015 ...

DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
In a win for financial advisers, the Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) regime will scrap the nil-reporting rule. In the Updated amendments to the design and distribution obligations document released by Treasury, advisers will no longer be required ...

BNP Paribas takes stake in asset manager

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
BNP Paribas Asset Management is set to acquire a majority stake in Dynamic Credit Group Dynamic Credit Group is an Amsterdam-based asset manager and specialist lender with â,¬9 billion of assets under management. Dynamic Credit's AUM is primarily ...

Aussie fund management diversity improves: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... would mean parity is 41 years away. "It's worth noting that Australia is only just behind the US, where there has been a major focus on diversity, and is doing better than either Switzerland or Germany," she said. Overall, in Citywire's database of 25,465 ...

Older investors, women flock to crypto

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
Young males no longer make up the majority of cryptocurrency investors, with older Australians and women investing large amounts, according to BTC Markets. BTC Markets' Investor Report FY20-21 showed almost one in four crypto investors are over the ...