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Mercer bolsters alternatives team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... advantage of our specialist private markets credentials to enhance their portfolios," he said. "Bringing together manager research, advisory services, portfolio management and investment operations expertise, we are well placed to offer market-leading ...

AMP North adds portfolios

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
... moderately aggressive risk profiles for clients. The guiding sustainability principles were developed by the MyNorth Research team in close consultation with Regnan and the portfolio is managed by Pendal, owner of Regnan. AMP noted the addition of the ...

Lifespan appoints compliance lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... including Brian Long who sits on the investment committee, in a bid to boost its practice development, governance, investment research and managed accounts offering. Lifespan chief executive Eugene Ardino said the appointment reflects the company's commitment ...

Morningstar launches fee comparison tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... new views for easily analysing the composition of headline fees and costs. TCR measures will be embedded in the Adviser Research Centre, along with Morningstar's research reports and profiles.

FASEA scraps three-month rule

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... South Wales lockdown with additional future exam options if required, FASEA said. The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), the exam administrator, will contact the impacted July candidates to provide alternative options for their July ...

Lying rife in life insurance applications

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
Nearly 20% of Australians have lied on their life insurance application to get a cheaper policy, new research shows. Comparison site Finder's latest research revealed 3.8 million people have lied on their life insurance application. Men were found to ...

MySuper performance soars

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
MySuper options have delivered the best annual financial returns in over three decades, new research shows. The latest data from Rainmaker Information's Default MySuper Index recorded 2020/21 financial year returns of an average of 18%, after all fees ...

AMP Capital GEFI sold to Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
AMP is selling AMP Capital's Global Equities and Fixed Income business to Macquarie, with the division valued at $185 million. Under the sale, the global equities and fixed income capabilities will be combined with Macquarie's public investments ...

Louise Walsh launches Walsh Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... supported by an advisory group that includes Paradice Investment Management founder David Paradice and Family Office Research and Management founder Thomas T Murphy. UBS head of global family offices for Australia and New Zealand Michael Walsh (no relation) ...

Adviser platform satisfaction slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... with their main platform has dropped as the pandemic puts pressure on platform providers to increase capabilities, new research shows. Investment Trends' latest Adviser Technology Needs Report showed only 28% of advisers rated their overall satisfaction ...