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Life insurers keep breaking their own rules: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... breaches related to financial hardship and vulnerability obligations. Eight insurers reported no breaches in these areas, though this may reflect underreporting rather than good practice. Meanwhile, improvements in claims assessment timeframes were noted ...

Talaria taps Equity Trustees as RE for three funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... unlisted Talaria Global Equity Fund - Foundation units. These global equity funds provide international equity exposure though a strategy that incorporates options to manage volatility and enhance returns, with an emphasis on income generation and capital ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... owned iShares, and how naysayers said it "was just a bet on ETFs". "The industry acted as if you had to pick a side - as though these two approaches were mutually exclusive. Our BGI acquisition was rooted in a belief that they weren't," he said. ...

Queensland adviser banned for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... will likely contravene a financial services law in future, ASIC said. As a result, Thomson has been banned for five years, though some exemptions were allowed. The banning has taken effect on March 24 but allows Thomson to: until 31 August 2025, control ...

Modern family offices want values aligned, pioneer companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Family offices of today are aligning their values and principles across all generations to back pioneer companies that will create deep impact and competitive returns, the recent Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific heard. Speaking at the two-day event ...

Navigating the impact investment sector for instos

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
Institutional investors can face more obstacles in navigating the impact investment sector, and while it generates fruitful returns, an expert says it actually doesn't always produce a positive outcome after all. Discussing how impact investing ...

CBRE taps industry veteran for research head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
CBRE has appointed a new global head of research to lead the team tasked with advising investors on the forces shaping the commercial real estate market. Henry Chin succeeds Richard Barkham, who will retire at the end of June. A more than 10-year veteran ...

Infocus adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... Australian advice sector, offering Member, Partner and Enterprise partnership models. "What really draws me to Infocus, though, is the strong, adviser-first community. It's the power of being part of something bigger, where everyone is invested in ...

New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... Australian government supports this model of tackling regional development issues with "innovative financial products," though its International Development Policy and recently announced Indo-Pacific NGO Blended Finance Accelerator. "By investing in ...

Vanguard ETFs record most consistent monthly net flows: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... in net flows - albeit from a smaller base and with fewer products. The manager's net flows averaged $63 million a month, though its net flows declined in the final quarter of 2024. Betashares, which has a similar no-brokerage product to Vanguard, recorded ...