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No big surprises, Levy promises

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Fronting the FPA Professionals Congress, Quality of Advice Review chair Michelle Levy confirmed there will be no big surprises in her final proposals, due December 16. Appearing alongside FPA chief executive Sarah Abood, Levy explained she has been ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A rapidly ageing population has changed the face of retirement. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress London Business School professor Andrew Scott explained why. Kicking things off, Scott said ...

Colonial First State debuts 'major wealth platform innovation'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Colonial First State (CFS) has unveiled its new CFS Edge wrap platform, calling it the first major Australian wealth platform market innovation in the last decade. At a platform preview in Sydney last night, CFS chief executive, superannuation Kelly ...

Zurich Australia adds chief information officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
The financial services giant will welcome a chief information officer in January, relocating from Hong Kong. Deepak Budhiraja is currently chief information and technology officer at Sun Life Financial. He will commence in the new role with Zurich on ...

Affordable housing investments a win-win: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
A Frontier Advisors report ' Super in the Economy ' commissioned by ISA says that affordable housing's longer-term leases backed by government guarantee and low vacancy rates will deliver stable long-term returns that are resistant against ...

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe cited climate change and the transition to renewable energy as two of four longer-term changes to the global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way ...

Super assets decline despite contributions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Total superannuation assets dropped 3.2% in the year to September 30 despite a 12% increase in contributions. APRA's latest statistics show $150.2 billion in contributions were made in the period, which is about 12% higher than the previous corresponding ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is paying US$4 million to settle charges brought by the US regulator over failures involving ESG research used to select investments. It comes as the US government reverses limitations placed on some pension funds in relation ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Despite the uncertainty facing the financial advice sector, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood says she's never felt more optimistic about the future. Welcoming more than 1200 delegates to the 2022 FPA Professionals ...

Global X launches copper miners ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
The Global X Copper Miners ETF (ASX: WIRE) is the first of its kind in Australia, providing access to a range of global copper miners expected to play a role in future technologies and infrastructure. It's the second ETF launched by Global X ETFs Australia ...