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MLC takes axe to life insurance premiums

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
MLC has announced it is cutting premiums for two life insurance products by up to 15% as part of a reinvigoration aimed solely at attracting new customers. The premium cuts come into effect at the same time MLC is beginning its customer smartwatch fitness ...

Super fund chief in Paris for climate talks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015
Catholic Super chief executive and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) chair Frank Pegan will commit support from Australian and New Zealand institutional investors for sound climate policies at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference ...

National Achievement Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Three of the industry's leading fund executives have been honoured with National Achievement Awards at a ceremony in Melbourne. Initiated by La Trobe Financial back in 2012 and now proudly supported by Financial Standard, the awards recognise the outstanding ...

Vanguard Australian Shares leads monthly ETF inflows

JOHN DYALL  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
Apart from the phenomenal growth of around 50% in the past 12 months taking total funds invested in exchange traded products to more than $20 billion, the big theme has been the reallocation of capital from Australian equities to international equities. ...

Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Pengana hopes the new strategy it is offering through a partnership with the so-called Queen of Small Caps, Leah Zell's firm, Lizard Investors, resonates with investors as much as global mega-cap peers Magellan and Platinum. Pengana's director of distribution ...

National Achievement Awards recognise top super executives

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
Excitement is building as the 2015 National Achievement Awards will be announced in Melbourne tomorrow, recognising the top chief investment, chief financial and chief operating officers across Australian superannuation funds and other fiduciary investor ...

Financial services firms acquire $1bn Technology Park

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
Three financial services firms have acquired Sydney's Australian Technology Park and will fund an estimated development of $1 billion. AMP Capital, Sunsuper and Mirvac will acquire the 93,000 square metre property from UrbanGrowth NSW Development Corporation. ...

Super guarantee charge bundled by red tape repeals

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
The federal government's Red Tape Repeal Day on Thursday included amendments to the superannuation guarantee charge (SGC) but the proposed legislation has been rolled over to parliament's final sitting weeks for the year. Under the proposed changes ...

Digital evolution highlighted at AIST awards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) recognised clever use of data segmentation and social media campaigns to improve female member engagement at its annual Awards for Excellence. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said this year's ...

ANZ pays $13m to saver customers

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
ANZ will pay roughly $13 million to 200,000 customers using Progress Saver Accounts (PSAs). The compensation is being paid due to ANZ failing to apply bonus interest to these accounts. PSA customers who satisfy withdrawal and deposit requirements each ...