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The five threats to super fund survival

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... sector's never-ending regulatory changes. According to SS&C, the next 12 months will see more super funds move towards hybrid operating models, whereby the fund itself will manage member experience while outsourcing part or all of the back-office administration ...

Opportunities in fixed interest during crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
There is opportunity in fixed income, credit and major bank debt amid the COVID-19 crisis; you just have to look for it, according to Janus Henderson head of Australian fixed interest Jay Sivapalan. Despite the illiquidity of the bond market, Sivapalan ...

Wealth manager appoints new head of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... continue to be administered by ClearView. Earlier this month the firm overhauled the pricing of its LifeSolutions stepped and hybrid income protection products, in a move designed to help it battle what it dubbed "extremely difficult market conditions". ...

ClearView rated stable

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
... market," a ClearView spokesperson said. Late last week the firm overhauled the pricing of its LifeSolutions stepped and hybrid income protection products, in a move designed to help it battle what it dubbed "extremely difficult market conditions".

Panic selling to do more damage: Ord Minnett

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
Panic selling, which is taking global markets by storm, is likely to do more damage as it spreads across asset classes, according to latest Ord Minnett research. "Market volatility inevitably reverberated into the listed hybrids market, with the asset ...

ClearView restructures pricing as life sector struggles

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... have forced the provider to overhaul its pricing. ClearView has revised its pricing across its Life Solutions stepped and hybrid income protection products, as the insurer battles to remain profitable in "extremely difficult market conditions". Facing ...

HESTA appoints GM, internalises investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... mark the start of an exciting new chapter for our investment team," Sawtell-Rickson said. "Our forward strategy embraces a hybrid model - combining internal management alongside the best external asset management partners the world has to offer - to ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... members split their super savings into two pools - a defined benefit scheme and a defined contribution scheme, creating a hybrid system. BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen pushes back on Asher's claims, saying robust debates about the ...

Netwealth gains $9.5bn, reveals expansion plans

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... adding three additional roles which would increase the distribution team to 27. Meanwhile, it has established a number of hybrid scrum teams co-located in Melbourne and Vietnam to increase its technology capabilities cost-effectively.

Statewide dumps executives

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... operating officer roles allowed it to have a clearer picture of the end-to-end process while weighing potential mergers. The hybrid role, he said, put Eastwood in charge of both the finance and operating side, which includes information technology, project ...