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Optimum Pensions urges super trustees to insure mortality risk

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... many super funds are considering uninsured products. Trustees of self-insured super funds must be aware of the risks associated with ignoring longevity risk to save costs and ensure that they have the necessary expertise to model them, he said. Failing ...

Equity Trustees records solid 1H23 result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... at $13 million, up 2.5% on the prior corresponding period. Its statutory NPAT was $7.6 million, accounting for costs associated with acquiring AET and its technology investment program. Meanwhile, the group's funds under management, administration, advice ...

abrdn terminates funds amid transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... interests of the fund's unitholders in order to avoid having to address the potentially high costs and inefficiencies associated with the ongoing management of a small fund (which could lead to higher management fees for investors)." Its comments on ...

AMP profits, declares first dividend since 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... platform to DigitalBridge and partly offset by $68 million in previously flagged impairments and $90 million in costs associated with breaking up Collimate Capital. It was also impacted by $25 million in remediation costs and $61 million in transformation ...

AFA, FPA propose merged entity name

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... and resign as members of the AFA, while their new membership will become effective on 1 July 2023. The AFA and its associated entities like the AFA Foundation will wind up after 1 July 2023. A Certified Financial Planner member of the FAA will pay $995 ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... and smart contract protocols. "While the industry continues to develop and expand, crypto assets are still commonly associated with speculative trading, posing significant risks," the consultation paper said. "Crypto products can be technically complex ...

IFM Investors buys biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... organic waste streams for its end use as pipeline quality RNG. IFM Investors noted that GreenGas sells the RNG and associated environmental attributes under long-term offtake contracts with investment grade commercial and industrial customers including ...

All financial advice should be tax deductible: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
... support themselves, especially during retirement," it argued. Acknowledging the provision of tax deductibility for fees associated with the preparation of an initial financial plan would result in some costs to the budget, it said such costs must be ...

World Bank warns of a sharp global growth decline

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... said. World Bank Prospects Group director Ayhan Kose commented: "Subdued investment is a serious concern because it is associated with weak productivity and trade and dampens overall economic prospects. Without strong and sustained investment growth ...

ASIC takes action against more greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... creating a natural gas development project with 'net-zero carbon emissions'," and "the greenhouse gas emissions associated with Project Valhalla would be net zero." ASIC was concerned that BME either did not have a reasonable basis to make the ...