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Tobacco company launches life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
A major tobacco company is eyeing the life insurance industry by launching products that offer discounts for customers that quit smoking or switch to alternatives. Philip Morris International, the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, will launch life ...

Advisers forgo charitable conversations: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
Many financial advisers intend to incorporate charitable giving in the advice process, but the majority still do not broach the topic with clients, a Financial Standard survey shows. More than half (54%) of the financial advisers polled do not have ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... NZ$5 trillion in assets under management and throwing its weight behind a new movement. At a summit in Paris attended by major tech companies and governments, the Christchurch Call was launched by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French ...

Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... enable them to achieve a secure and dignified retirement under the current structure." "Any proposals that risk causing major upheaval for over a million people deserve careful considered study within an overall review of the Australian superannuation ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The 30% Club and EY have joined forces to research what it takes to be considered for an ASX 200 board position. Last year, 185 non-executive directors were appointed to ASX 200 boards with 113 of those experiencing their first board appointment. EY ...

Multi-asset SMA launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... benefits that active management and research can bring to investment portfolio returns but acknowledge that cost plays a major part in the attractiveness of any particular solution," he said. Holder commented that the challenges advisers face in a post-Royal ...

OneVue, Mainstream automate cross-platform transfers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
... participants and the volume of transfers have trebled over the last 12 months. "Calastone's transfers solution addresses a major friction point that has long frustrated industry participants due to the intensive documentation and authorisation required ...

Midwinter acquires InvestmentLink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
Midwinter announced changes to its leadership team after completing the acquisition of financial planning software provider InvestmentLink. InvestmentLink contains over 4.4 million client accounts across 300 superannuation and managed funds. It has ...

EQT names local head of fund services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
... Investment Management. He was recently on secondment as the company-wide chief risk officer and led the project for listing of a major listed investment trust structure on the ASX. Executive general manager of corporate and trustee services and global ...

Morgan Stanley raises capital for 86 400

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... members are involved in product testing, which means that if the aspiring bank gets its APRA licence it won't need a major hiring spree. "We're effectively operating at the moment. Once we get the banking licence we'll move from testing and ...