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OnePath introduces long-term premium projections

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
OnePath Life has launched 10-year premium projections on alteration quotes in a bid to provide greater clarity for financial advisers and their clients. The insurer said the projections, for existing OneCare and OneCare Super policies, will enable advisers ...

Trillionaires around the corner: study

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
The world is only six years away from welcoming its first trillionaire, according to a new study that looked at the private wealth of the world's richest denizens. Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos is on the way to becoming the first ...

Macquarie unveils green ambitions in New York

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Macquarie Group is planning to develop a 20 gigawatt (GW) suite of renewable energy products through its Green Investment Group over the next five years. Revealed by chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake before fellow global business leaders at the ...

Treasury agreed with Grattan SG modelling

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
Grattan's report arguing Aussies retire with enough and government should scrap increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% was "broadly consistent" with Treasury's own modelling, staff emails show. In November, Grattan said most workers ...

Allianz Retire+ to research retirement transition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... the impact of holistic advice on retiree happiness. Macquarie University associate professor Joanne Earl will lead the project, and will work with Australian retirees and financial advisers to measure happiness in retirement after receiving holistic ...

Macquarie Group raising $1bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Macquarie Group is raising $1 billion to chase new opportunities and maintain capital levels in light of ongoing regulatory change. Macquarie this morning announced a $1 billion non-underwritten institutional placement, which represents roughly 8.5 ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
A $1.6 billion superannuation fund has pledged $40 million to a specialist disability housing provider via its impact investing subsidiary. The superannuation fund's investment management arm Brightlight has made a cornerstone investment in DPN ...

Super fund commits $20m for housing affordability

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... 'Nightingale Village' is a 185-apartment, carbon-neutral residential project in Brunswick, consisting of six buildings. The project is a partnership between HESTA, housing organisation Nightingale Housing and Social Ventures Australia (SVA), a not-for-profit ...

Consultancy launches virtual business coaching

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... option for advisers who can't access our coaching support directly." Viskovic said the firm had been working on the project for "some time" and had priced the portal to ensure all advice businesses could afford to take part. "It's the next best ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... agreed to buy out UBS Asset Management's 60% stake in Collgar Wind Farm, which it already held a 40% stake in. The project generates between 40% and 50% of the state's renewable electricity on average and held a five-star Global Real Estate Sustainable ...