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Experience pathway enshrined in legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
The highly anticipated legislation that recognises veteran financial advisers as professionals and exempts them from undertaking further qualifications has passed both houses of parliament. The Labor government passed Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
Outgoing Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe has spoken of the difficulty of navigating his tenure in an era dominated by social media and clickbait, and said he remains confident the bank's decisions supported the population's economic ...

Australian Retirement Trust hunts new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
Having successfully seen through the merger that created Australian Retirement Trust as well as several others that have swelled the fund to $260 billion, chief executive Bernard Reilly is set to leave. Reilly has notified the ART board of his intention ...

Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
A major independent study has found that every dollar invested in Australian research generates $3.32 in returns. An independent report by ACIL Allen shows that research funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) is varied and has a range of economic ...

CALI launches scholarship to boost female risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has launched a program that aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants to support the attendance of ...

BlackRock to launch US Treasury Bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
The iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (IUSG) will soon be available to local financial advisers and investors, offering exposure to some of the most liquid securities in the world. Priced at 15 basis points, which according to BlackRock is 25% cheaper than ...

Integrity Life to cease writing new retail policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Integrity Life will not take on any new retail advised business, saying the decline in risk advisers has forced a strategic pivot. Integrity Group, the parent company of Integrity Life, said it undertook a review of the business' strategy, considering ...

LGT seals abrdn wealth business deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
... Management's journey from inception in 2008 to a leading wealth manager in the UK today," LGT Wealth Management chief executive Ben Snee said. "We are confident that our commitment to excellent client service and conviction-based investing will drive ...

Willis Towers Watson buys funds from advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Willis Towers Watson acquired two managed investment schemes from Profile Financial Services, as the latter looks to focus its efforts on financial advice. The two multi-asset, multi-manager unitised schemes have been operated by Profile since their ...

Rest awards mandate to specialist fund manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Rest has granted an investment mandate to renewable fund manager Octopus Australia, seeking to bolster long-term returns for its 1.9 million members. The $75 billion industry fund's investment coincides with Octopus closing its second fundraising round ...