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Colonial First State completes group insurance review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... group insurer since it took over CommInsure in 2019 and was reappointed in 2021. CFS Superannuation chief executive Kelly Power said the insurance cover provided through superannuation plays an important role in helping members achieve financial freedom. ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Aware Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... and subsequent asset management within the sector. Before arriving at Aware Super, Castro worked as an advisor at EY in power and utilities and transport and as an analyst in the banking, life insurance and FMCG sectors.

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... concentration which has reduced competition, uncertainty around climate policies which have contributed to underinvestment in power supply, and a "huge expansion" in public spending. He said the expansion in public spending is particularly significant ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
The global economy stares down "unprecedented challenges" in 2025, according to Frontier Advisors' annual secular outlook, which forecasts rising risks from unsustainable debt, geopolitical rifts, and climate inaction. The report said after spiking ...

BlackRock makes US$12bn acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
BlackRock is set to acquire credit manager HPS Investment Partners for US$12 billion, creating a US$220 billion franchise. Under the deal, the two entities will create a new private financing solutions business, to be led by HPS chief executive Scott ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... that's because good financial advice is the secret weapon to making sure clients stay happily married," she said. And power imbalances such as financial coercion and financial dependency in relationships are issues advisers should be cognisant of. ...

Nuveen extends private credit fund to Australian investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... alone. "The launch of the Nuveen Churchill Private Credit Income Fund is the latest step in Nuveen's journey of unlocking the power of alternative and innovative investment solutions to, and beyond, its established institutional investor base," he said. ...

AI no silver bullet for advice process, documentation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
Financial advisers are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their processes and documentation, but experts warn they must exercise a degree of caution and ensure that anything it produces complies with regulation. A whopping ...

Advisers put faith in global equities, small caps in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
A new study from Fidante suggests financial advisers will remain bullish on global equities and Australian small caps in the coming months. The Fidante Adviser Markets Survey, which surveyed more than 200 advisers, shows these are the asset classes ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show the total assets held within self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hit $1.02 trillion at September end. The total SMSF members grew to 1,173,867 in over 630,000 SMSFs, with over ...