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Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... "It is finally going to happen. The Retirement Income Covenant will be included in the SIS Act," she said. Already, some "smart thinkers" are putting together products that cover insurance, annuities and market-linked pensions, that will help retirees ...

Former Aon Hewitt adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
ASIC has banned a former authorised representative of Aon Hewitt from providing financial services for four years. Andrew Hills has been banned following ASIC surveillance. He was an authorised representative of Aon Hewitt from February 2009 to December ...

Sydney multi-boutique adds crypto fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... subscription, 1% annual management fee. It has daily liquidity, the manager said. Arrano is the blockchain arm of Venture Smart Asia Limited (VSAL), which is licensed by Hong Kong's Securities and Future Commissions to manage virtual asset funds ...

State Street tech to back crypto trading platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... Trading participants will be free to leverage their preferred digital asset custody solutions and manage risk through a smart custody routing mechanism," Puremarkets said. "The buy side will be able to participate in the Pure Digital platform through ...

AMP sees 245% jump in consumer interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... and nearly 250,000 more page views. According to AMP, the topics consumers are most interested in are ways to invest and smart investment options, relationship break up entitlements, COVID-19 stimulus payments, early release of super and back to school ...

Cboe acquires Chi-X

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... Financial Standard last year, Jokovic predicted Chi-X would be acquired within a year to 18 months. "We are on the radar, as a smart exchange business in an environment that's a particularly great one with our massive superannuation funds," Jokovic ...

ADB invests in sustainable start-ups

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... climate and gender impact. The ADB Ventures Equity Fund, the bank's first investment fund, has invested in Euler Motors and Smart Joules, two start-ups based in India. Euler manufactures electric vehicles and operates fleets, helping India and Southeast ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Of the 692 superannuation products reviewed by Rainmaker, 29% have received a AAA Rating for 2021, with 11 offerings added to the list. Rainmaker looked at 692 products from 178 superannuation funds for its annual assessment. In analysing the offerings ...

Milliman hires head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Milliman has appointed a new retail distribution lead who will ramp up the firm's managed accounts offering. Durand Oliver will help expand Milliman's investment solutions offering for the retail market in the newly created role. As head of ...

Not-so-Zuper: Super disruptor folds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
Having failed to reach sufficient scale, the millennial superannuation fund will close its doors next month. Closed to new members as of March 10, existing Zuper members have now received word that the offering will cease to exist from April 30 - just ...