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Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... AustralianSuper. During this time, Hume has been a key player in introducing plans to remove grandfathered commissions to financial advisers, the Protecting Your Super Package and extending the time for advisers to complete the Financial Adviser Standards ...

ClearView bolsters team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... contemporary, fit-for-purpose solutions that offer greater certainty and stability of benefits and premiums for customers and advisers." Kulikov joins from Reinsurance Group of America where he was chief risk officer for Australia and head of research. ...

MetLife announces suite of product changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... retail insurance officer Meray El-Khoury said the product changes would help enhance the value of life insurance for advisers and the clients they serve. "MetLife is committed to regularly improving our offering to stay in step with the needs of our ...

Advice association chief steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
The chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers has stepped down after four years in the role. Phil Kewin has led the AFA since 2017, having succeeded Brad Fox as chief executive in March of that year. He said the time is right to hand ...

ASIC releases fee consent instrument

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... The first of the three sets the requirements that written consent from a fee recipient must be obtained by financial advisers before they can charge any advice fees as part of an ongoing fee arrangement. The second means ASIC will require Australian ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... investors' portfolios. An understanding of the cognitive and emotional biases that underlie investor behavior can help advisers to ensure their clients make rational investment decisions and better manage their investment expectations."

Aware to restructure advice offering

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... into the fund in 2019 when it was still known as First State Super. At the start of 2020 First State had 232 financial advisers, according to Rainmaker analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register. As of the latest ASIC FAR data it has 244, although ...

Investment manager creates new executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... develop new strategic partnerships with sophisticated investors including wealth managers, family offices, financial advisers, and institutional investors. Giuffrida brings over 25 years' experience in the real estate sector across Asia and Australia. ...

Milliman hires head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... offering for the retail market in the newly created role. As head of retail distribution, Oliver will provide financial advisers with solutions that will ultimately help clients achieve their retirement goals. Oliver previously worked at Xplore Wealth ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... Software firm Oracle's Money and Machines 2021 report reveals that more consumers are shunning professional finance advisers, citing a lack of trust and varying degrees of competence from humans that fall short of their expectations. The majority ...