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MetLife upgrades adviser platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
MetLife Australia unveiled a new digital platform for financial advisers to cater to regulatory and product changes that took effect this month. Key product changes follow APRA's reforms to income protection which kicked off in October. The platform ...

Australian corporate bond overhaul

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue has released a report aimed at overhauling Australia's corporate bond market. The report makes 12 recommendations to support the development of a more active corporate bond market in ...

Law firm adds financial services partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... retail and investment banks, fund managers and corporate advisers, both in Australia and overseas. "With continued regulatory focus on the financial services sector, Steven is a great addition to our busy FSG team. I am delighted to welcome him to the ...

Integrity Life hires product GM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... product and pricing. "I'm excited to welcome Gary to Integrity Life and announce this newly created role to bring even greater focus to building products and propositions that are designed to protect everyday Australians," Integrity Life chief executive ...

MLC Life wins group mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... mandate by OneSuper. Effective this month, the arrangement comes as Hannover Life Re exits the group insurance market to focus on reinsurance. Hannover Life Re will continue to act as reinsurer for MLC Life. In all, OneSuper - formerly Smartsave - is ...

HESTA pushes for net zero legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... engage with the companies it owns. "Just 11 in the ASX 300 companies comprise 76% of emissions, and these companies are the focus of our engagement. Seven of these companies have already committed to net zero by 2050 and have set targets to reduce emissions ...

Better Advice Bill gets green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... regulations," he said. "After eight years of constant regulatory change, financial planners now have the opportunity to focus on their clients and on the challenge of providing financial advice to more Australians without the distraction of constant ...

Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... rules raise the bar high in order to assure the public we serve that all of our senior officials maintain a single-minded focus on the public mission of the Federal Reserve," Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said. The restrictions will be incorporated ...

IOOF to adopt new name, brand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... the rebrand with a third-party consultancy for several months now, Mota said, adding that the process involved conducting focus groups and scouring internal and external research to ensure a data-driven decision was made. "Marketing is as much art as ...

Ex-Pengana staff launch boutique

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... beating the benchmark, doing it with low volatility and doing so in a sustainable fashion. There may be some managers that focus on one or two of these aspects. We think we are different in that having an equal focus on these three objectives somewhat ...