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APRA reinforces capital call expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... exercising calls to maintain access to capital markets (or limit reputational damage) would undermine the permanence and quality of capital that the Prudential Standards seek to maintain," Lonsdale said. He concluded by adding that, where the ADI or ...

Hostplus hands Bell Asset Management $500m mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... mid-cap equity mandate. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said: "Bell's strong long-term performance record, the quality of the team and a disciplined investment approach were the key factors in our making them part of our growing and diversified ...

Vicinity Centres head announces retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... Of particular note, under Grant's leadership, Vicinity executed a major asset recycling program that transformed the quality of Vicinity's retail asset portfolio," Gerber said. Kelley successfully led Vicinity through the significant and unprecedented ...

Australia among top 10 financially inclusive markets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... financial system support pillar, Australia is third for borrowers' and lenders' protection rights, sixth for presence and quality of fintechs, seventh for access to bank accounts, and ninth for real-time transactions. Australia was ranked 14th for employer ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... grow the economy and expand productive capacity, and budget discipline that restrains spending growth and enhances the quality of spending. It added that the Budget will still be improved in a manner consistent with the objective of maintaining full ...

Advice fees jump 16% in FY22

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... for a client and the actual monetary benefit of each strategy for that client," he said. He further pointed to the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) paper where Michelle Levy prioritised accessibility of advice by putting forward several proposals that ...

QAR could see 12% increase in insured Aussies

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... more than a million Australians have the life insurance cover they need. Research by NMG Consulting found that if the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) results in the implementation of a scaled advice model and other reforms to simplify advice, there will ...

Austbrokers Life, Australian Unity partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... on enhancing financial wellbeing. AUPFS will deliver strategic and other support to Austbrokers Life, enhancing the quality of advice to end users. Clients will also receive access to more solutions including financial advice, trustee services, banking ...

Vanguard unveils positive impact fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022
... impact objective with impacts around social inclusion and education, environment and resource needs, healthcare and quality of life, and lifting at is generically call the base of the pyramid - the needs of those poorer communities and lower socio-economic ...

Choice performance test pause in members' best interests: Chant West

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... fees metric. This would provide a much fuller picture of overall performance," he said. Separately, commenting on the Quality of Advice Review's recent proposals paper, Zenith Investment Partners chief executive David Wright said he is not satisfied ...