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Insignia revamps wrap platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... introduced new product names aligned to Expand. Insignia's full and sophisticated wrap product offering has been renamed Expand Extra. Meanwhile, IOOF Essential has become Expand Essential. Expand is underpinned by Insignia's proprietary contemporary ...

Centuria launches new unlisted industrial fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Centuria Capital Group has dropped $35.5 million on a distribution centre in Queensland for its new single-asset, closed-ended unlisted real estate fund. The Centuria Industrial Income Fund No. 2 (CIIF2) is set to provide an initial five-year term ...

AFA posts $273,135 operational loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reported an operating loss of $273,135, an improvement of $94,655 from last year's result, as it gears up for the vote on its proposed merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Strategy discussions around defined contribution workplace saving tend to focus on plan design and engagement but questions of asset allocation are also critical, according to a discussion summary of the most recent Jasper Forum. The Forum was led by ...

APRA slaps extra conditions on Insignia trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
The prudential regulator has placed additional conditions on Insignia Financial's RSE licence over governance and risk management issues, including delaying the transfer member benefits to other funds. The additional conditions apply to IOOF Investment ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... top up to increase from $7800 to $11,800, before their pension is reduced. Older Australians will also be able to earn an extra $4000 without losing any of their pension due to a one-off bonus that aims to incentivise them into the workforce. Chalmers ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... children by up to 1.4 million hours a week in the first year alone, Charmers said. "That's the equivalent of 37,000 extra full-time workers." From July 2023, childcare subsidy rates will increase up to 90% for eligible families earning less than ...

ClearView expands distribution team

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... alongside a wave of new life insurance and income protection products recently hitting the market, has meant advisers need extra support to understand changes and how they may impact their clients. "We continue to invest in our people capability to better ...

BetaShares adds to thematic ETF lineup

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
The Australian fund manager plans to launch the BetaShares Energy Transition Metals ETF (XMET) on the ASX in late October. XMET will provide exposure to leading global companies that are producing a range of energy transition metals (ETMs), such as ...

Adviser of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Felicity Cooper from Cooper Wealth Management has taken out the title at the Association of Financial Advisers national conference. Cooper was named the winner of the award, which is sponsored by Zurich, at the AFA's annual gala dinner. The award ...