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Challenger Life books record annuity sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2023
... on the prior corresponding period. Institutional sales reached $5.4 billion, of which $4.2 billion came from Challenger Index Plus sales. In total, Challenger Life booked sales of $9.7 billion, although steady year on year, was largely driven by record ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... Vanguard for allegations of greenwashing in a bond fund raises the question of whether the market regulator will crack down on index providers and other third-party service providers for greenwashing as well. Last month, ASIC announced it is taking Vanguard ...

Aware Super, Challenger partner for DB solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... benefit members. To help fund the annuity and manage the investment transition, Aware Super has invested in Challenger's Index Plus strategy, in what is said to be the largest annuity buy-in to date in Australia. The policy is to cover 3000 members ...

ASIC issues stop orders to Saxo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... accounts for new retail clients to trade in those derivatives. The derivatives included single stock CFDs, FX CFDs, ETFs CFDs, Index CFDs, commodity futures CFDs, bond CFDs, index option CFDs and cryptocurrency derivatives. ASIC was concerned the TMDs ...

Australian Retirement Trust reduces fees, ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Growth, Balanced, Diversified Alternatives, Retirement, Conservative, Shares, Australian Shares, International Shares - Index (hedged), International Shares - Index (unhedged), Australian Property - Index, and Diversified Bonds - Index options will also ...

AIA launches retail rewards program

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... encourage healthy behaviours. The insurer offers Healthier Life Reward to new customers who are non-smokers with a body mass index between 18-26 and have no medical loading. Customers must also be part of AIA Vitality to be eligible for the incentive. ...

Fund manager acquired by US fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... Ddraig Equity Fund, but also holds Insync Fund Managers' Global Capital Aware Fund and Vanguard's All-World ex-US Shares Index ETF. Under the deal, GoLogiq will acquire 100% of Bateau in an all-stock transaction and GoLogiq will issue common shares to ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Addressing the Conference of Major Super Funds in Melbourne this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation system is one of the reasons he feels optimistic about the future of the economy, though remained realistic about possible challenges ...

Ethical, sustainable ETFs top $9bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2023
... investments. Liddell pointed to the refresh of the AGL board as an example. Stewardship is of increasing value, particularly for index investors, as more stakeholders are focussed on achieving results from their stewardship program. "The importance of ...

Janus Henderson announces board changes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... that Australia is lagging behind as its commodity cycle rolls over. According to the latest Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index, Australian dividends have seen a 13% decline in total payouts this quarter, as a result of global sector trends played ...