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Wall Street surges as Sanders drops out, Wuhan reopens

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020

... count, markets focused instead on the recovery in Wuhan, with the S&P 500 soaring 3.41%, the Dow Jones lifting 3.44% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lifting 2.58%. At the time of writing, the S&P/ASX 200 had mirrored moves made in the US, lifting ...

Morningstar releases time saving tool amid crisis

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020

Morningstar has released a digital tool that will help advisers reclaim time lost on administrative tasks, so they can focus instead on engaging new clients and growing revenue. Morningstar's financial planning software AdviserLogic will now feature ...

FPA launches benchmarking tool

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020

The Financial Planning Association of Australia has today launched an online index set to allow financial planners to benchmark the success of their business relative to their peers. In partnership with global market research consultant CoreData, the ...

Centrepoint executives depart, pay cuts implemented

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020

Centrepoint Alliance has announced two of its executives will depart as the rest of the leadership prepare for 20% pay cuts. Centrepoint Alliance's acting chief financial officer Peter Loosmore has left the company, effective yesterday. Centrepoint ...

No exclusions for frontline workers

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020

Australia's life insurers have committed to ensure frontline healthcare workers will not be prevented from obtaining life insurance cover due to COVID-19. The Financial Services Council said the commitment comes on behalf of participating life insurance ...

Count Financial bolsters leadership team

ALLY SELBY | MONDAY, 6 APR 2020

The former head of compliance and professional standards at IOOF has joined the leadership team of Count Financial. Phil Creswell joins Count Financial as its new head of professional standards from April 14. Creswell previously worked with Countplus ...

SS&C secures platform mandate

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 6 APR 2020

US investment management software provider SS&C has been awarded a mandate to manage the wealth management platform of a local third-party investment administrator. Xplore Wealth has selected SS&C's global wealth platform (GWP) to underpin the entirety ...

US faces deepest recession on record

ALLY SELBY | FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020

The US is facing a COVID-19 triggered recession that will be the worst on record, according to Bank of America economists. It comes as about 6.65 million people filed for unemployment in the US this week, in the highest level of claims received by the ...

Time to step up or face the music

ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

While there may be uncertainty surrounding the economic implications of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear; if business leaders are not consistent, empathetic and clear with their response, they should prepare to face the music. Although ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

Panicked, stressed people are making rash decisions and falling victim to scams as they navigate the economic fallout of COVID-19 - but compliance has left some financial advisers and service providers feeling hamstrung in helping. Meg Heffron, managing ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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