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Group insurance gets a makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... superannuation funds and group insurers to take unprecedented action. QSuper, for example, recently approached the insurance market before working with APRA to make an extraordinary move and establish its own life company. Sunsuper, which pays out more ...

Focus Financial looking for more local partners

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... what's worked in the US, it's not the same but it has some similarities, has a lot of applications in the international market, Australia being one of them, so we're very much interested in setting up a base here." Speaking to the future of wealth management ...

AFA heralds adaptability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... strategy, culture and architecture of their advice practices," he said. "Delegates considered the key trends and market forces through the lenses of political, market, economic, digital and consumer shifts in the advice landscape. These are important ...

Financial services lend spotlight on nation's leading philanthropists

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... gross domestic product (GDP). While this is a significant amount, it is relatively half the amount in the more mature US market where the not-for-profits contributed a much higher 5.5% to GDP. Christopher Page, who was part of the judging panel and is ...

Investors must look past market noise: AXA IM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... claimed that indices are no longer reflecting reality: they're shaping it. "As global equity managers who've been in the market for nearly 30 years, we've witnessed a profound evolution in the role of index providers. Once used as barometers of markets ...

Zurich launches education curriculum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... markets. Almost one third of those surveyed say they're planning to increase their participation in the business insurance market, and 40% say they would work more actively with white-collar professionals. "The right training and education can provide ...

AustralianSuper launches new SRI investment option

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... environment and climate caused by fossil fuels, and human and labour rights," the statement said. Financial activist group Market Forces welcomed the announcement but said the vast majority of the fund's members "will be left holding sinking fossil fuel ...

JBWere and Moelis forge new research and distribution alliance

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... mid-cap companies, and the real estate sector. JBWere chief executive Justin Greiner said: "We are committed to providing a market leading and differentiated service to our private wealth clients." "This alliance with Moelis Australia is another important ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... investors should be questioning their investments in fossil fuel stocks following the collapse of Peabody, according to Market Forces. The financial activist group said the long-expected bankruptcy of Peabody should serve as a "cautionary tale" to Australians ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... to them) - one or a combination of or all of these factors were touted as the reasons behind the recent turn in equity market sentiment. Never mind the just-in "Brexit" concern that's sure to add to the anxiety over central banks' problems with slowing ...