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Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... will bring together health insurance, life insurance and wellbeing: there hasn't been anything like this available on the market in Australia before. Through this new alliance we are delighted to be providing GMHBA members with access to AIA Vitality." ...

Forward thinking must underpin advice: Vanguard

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... economy has not changed. [If advisers can look past short-term trends], one thing that is for sure is that we are in a secure market for advice and clients will continue to need that counsel." "You've navigated your clients through some pretty crazy ...

Investment manager and advice group join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... marketing, product development and investment capability to facilitate the expansion of its operations and broaden the company's market reach and earnings profile." Futuro already services about 50 offices and more than 80 individual advisers, and recently ...

Super consolidation imminent: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... 872 to 244 in the last ten years (see Figure 1), according to new research from Rice Warner. The annual Superannuation Market Projections Report shows in 2016, 83 out of 219 funds had a negative net flow and "significant merger activity" will continue ...

Vanguard chief says embrace robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... markets ongoing. "What we're seeing is the impact of 10 to 20 years of globalisation and technological evolution, and those forces are really changing the landscape. On a macro level, that has to always be kept in mind because those forces are going ...

Contango joins forces for large-cap ETP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... companies." "Offering a diverse range of investment expertise, managing different investment mandates and accessing different market sectors is important for a well-rounded fund manager, and so we're pleased to be part of this new venture," he added. ...

Instos must stress test: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
To make the most of 2017, institutional investors will need to be across market fragmentation, the shift from monetary to fiscal stimulus, capital abundance and long-term structural change. Global consultant Mercer says these themes all present risks ...

OneVue partners with MA provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... Michael Ohannessian said: "Praemium's fast-growing retail superannuation offer is being propelled by the rise of the SMA market. Our partnership with specialist superannuation administrator OneVue will enable us to deliver great service to our clients ...

NAB reduces fossil fuel exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... keep global warming below the dangerous threshold of two degrees Celsius," the report said. Analysing the report, Market Forces executive director Julien Vincent noted that NAB is the only Australian bank to explicitly acknowledge the necessity of reducing ...

More transparency needed on fossil fuel investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
Financial services activist group Market Forces is imploring superannuation funds to vote against remuneration reports at the upcoming AGMs of several fossil fuel companies. The plea is based around company executives proposing to receive bonuses for ...