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More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
Growth in fund complexity and managing assets in-house has triggered intensive efforts by pension funds to beef up their operational and support functions. JANA principal consultant and head of operational consulting, Jo Leaper, says there is a growing ...

PPS Mutual unveils new income protection product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
PPS Mutual has launched a new income protection (IP) insurance product while bolstering its existing offering. The life insurer's new product, IP Prime 70, will allow professionals to cover up to 70% of their income, depending on their income level. ...

Lifespan welcomes markets veteran to investment committee

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
The privately-owned financial advice network has appointed high profile financial markets veteran Jonathan Pain to the Lifespan Investment Committee. Pain brings over 38 years of international investment experience and has led investment teams in London ...

The most powerful driver of risk culture in super: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
According to a KPMG risk management trends in superannuation report, governance is believed to be the most powerful driver of risk culture in super, but some frameworks have deficiencies. KPMG said funds have established a risk culture framework which ...

Former Statewide Super executives charged

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Two former senior Statewide Superannuation executives have appeared before the Adelaide Magistrates' Court charged with dishonesty offences. The offences relate to the former Statewide Super executive's procurement of services between February ...

JPMorgan Asset Management launches sustainable ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
JPMorgan Asset Management has launched two active sustainable ETFs on the ASX. The JPMorgan Climate Change Solutions Active ETF (T3MP) invests in companies that the global asset manager believes are poised to benefit from growing demand for climate ...

Pinnacle's performance fee revenue could plummet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Pinnacle Investment Management Group (Pinnacle) expects its net share of performance fees to be potentially less than $1 million, down from $6.4 million in the corresponding period ending 31 December 2021. In an ASX announcement, Pinnacle said several ...

Life insurer claims under regulator watch

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
ASIC has called life insurers to review the accuracy of their systems and controls for claims calculations and payments. This follows theidentification of systems failures in the incorrect applications of consumer price indexations (CPI)'s to life insurance ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
Australian women on average earnt almost $26,600 less than men between 2021 and 2022. Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) titled 2021-22 Employer Census revealed progress to close the gap has stalled and remains at 22.8%. Alarmingly ...

ASIC abandons $500k SMSF threshold

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
ASIC has updated guidance on SMSF advice, deciding to remove $500,000 as an indicator of the "appropriateness of advice" to establish a SMSF. ASIC hasn't opted to nominate a minimum threshold but said fund expenses are proportionality higher, and net ...