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ASIC announces advice affordability findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... are driving up the cost of advice, ASIC found. The Statement of Advice preparation, which includes client and product research, is a costly exercise. Some 146 respondents supported allowing greater use of the Record of Advice. Advisers said that the ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The life insurance industry has emerged as a key driver of global economic growth, new research shows. The latest MetLife Value of Life Insurance report aims to increase customer engagement and noted life insurance provides stable, long-term investment ...

UniSuper opens its doors, hits $100bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... hitting $100 billion in funds under management. The super fund has opened to workers outside of the higher education and research sector, a move that was flagged in early May. In the same month, chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan announced that Peter ...

Another senior woman to depart AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... joining AMP Capital, Prnjatovic was a director of electricity networks transactions at NSW Treasury and a vice president, research analyst in infrastructure at Citi. She is the latest in a string of senior women to resign from AMP Capital. Julie-Anne ...

Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
New research from the University of South Australia has revealed that the younger generation wants their parents to enjoy their retirement, and they don't feel owed an inheritance. It turns out, the younger generation are not particularly money hungry ...

Deutsche Bank appoints local chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... sales before moving up the ranks to head of equities and now chief executive. Before this, he headed Australian equities research sales at J.P. Morgan and was vice president of equity capital markets at Commonwealth Bank. Asia Pacific chief executive ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... board positions in ASX 200 companies has increased but there is still a way to go with women holding chair roles, new research shows. The latest data from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) revealed women now make up 33.6% (as at 31 ...

Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... during the Series B round of funding from Sequence Ventures, which manages the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) innovation fund and Blackbird Ventures. Gilmour Space has raised $87 million to date. HESTA chief investment ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
According to research from Knight Frank, it's never been a better time to be a property developer or real estate agent catering to the needs of the super-rich. Demand for prime residential properties in Australia is at an all-time high, and Knight Frank ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... values soar, Australians are entering the property market up to five years sooner due to government homebuyer schemes, research shows. Commonwealth Bank data shows customers have bought property on an average of 4.78 years faster using the First Home ...