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Philanthropic sector advocates transparency facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... partnerships Lauren Bradford said the interactive and searchable mapping platform will visualise Australia's giving data. "As our field becomes more strategic and tackles increasingly complex and ambitious social challenges, our ability to work effectively ...

Future Fund delivers 9.3%, increases risk moderately

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
The Future Fund delivered a 9.3% annual return, taking Australia's sovereign wealth fund to $146 billion. It also added "moderate" risk in the period to take advantage of a shorter-term economic outlook which it says looks positive. Its 10-year return ...

Advisers divided over health programs

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... 2017. ClearView took out top spot in overall satisfaction rankings for the second year in a row, while also leading the field in another six out of 12 categories measured. AIA Australia and TAL were ranked second and third respectively.

AMP wealth arm leaked $873 million in first half

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
AMP's wealth management arm, which includes its superannuation and platform products, saw net outflows of $873 million in the first half of 2018. By comparison, it had recorded net inflows of more than $1 billion in first half of last year. AMP's North ...

MetLife revamps relationship management and underwriting teams

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... Hadley Fredericks joined as a senior retail underwriter. He was a senior underwriter at Zurich Life and Macquarie Life and a field underwriter with AMP/AXA. MetLife Australia read of retail sales Matt Lippiatt said sales and underwriting work closely ...

SMSFA slams PC draft findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... labelling smaller-sized self-managed super funds as "fundamentally flawed" and for not comparing returns on a level playing field. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's draft report released in May, the SMSFA said the findings fail to consider ...

AustralianSuper bolsters executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
Australia's largest superannuation fund has added two new executives to its leadership team, recruiting from ANZ and Mercer. AustralianSuper has added a new role to its executive committee, introducing the position of group executive of technology services. ...

Pinnacle splashes $50m on acquisitions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... share. "We believe MCP has a very bright future with strong growth ahead in an extremely attractive, high growth investment field." The acquisition is expected to complete by August 7. PNI's stake will be earnings accretive in the first 12 months and ...

Sunsuper appoints former AustralianSuper executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... banking, strategy and marketing roles in both Australia and the UK. Sunsuper chair Andrew Fraser said Williams' multi-field expertise would be of great benefit to the fund at a time of "unprecedented growth" for the company. "Williams' appointment ...

Deductible super contributions front of mind: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
After reforms paved the way for more Australians to top up their superannuation, financial adviser queries around deductible personal super contributions have increased. According to BT Financial Advice's (BTFA) technical team, the top query from financial ...