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AMP officially exits life market

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
With the complete divestment of its equity interest in Resolution Life, AMP has officially exited the life insurance business. AMP today divested its 19.13% holding in Resolution Life for $524 million. The sale of this holding completes AMP's exit ...

ASIC smooths path for crypto ETFs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... crypto-assets." Ahmad added State Street Digital will support ASIC's innovation in the space. BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur also supported the news from ASIC as progress in the right direction. "ASIC has taken a significant step in providing ...

Superhero raise takes it across the ditch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... million. The latest round was led by Perennial Value Management, and included Regal Funds Management, Ophir Asset Management and Alex Waislitz's Thorney Investment Group. Superhero chief executive John Winters said the platform has room for growth. "New ...

AMP reports mixed quarter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
AMP's wealth management business saw $1.4 billion in outflows last quarter and AMP Capital's assets dropped by $7 billion; however, its North platform swelled by $1.7 billion. Providing a quarterly update to the ASX this morning, AMP said improved ...

Default MySuper fees drop to 1%: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... follow years of regulatory scrutiny and increased competition, with Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin saying driving fees down is the retail sector's way of competing with the not-for-profit sector. Retail fund admin ...

Colonial First State seeks MySuper redemption

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... and in the process, helping them retire with dignity and security." Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin said the big driver for the partnership is efficiency and avoiding underperformance. "The partnership with BlackRock ...

TWUSUPER cans merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... well as an alignment of our values and culture which is important for members." At the time, then-EISS Super chief executive Alex Hutchison said the merger looked "promising". Hutchison resigned on September 9 and was quickly followed by several of the ...

BetaShares launches crypto-focused ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... to get exposure to the crypto sector in a familiar, liquid and cost-effective ETF structure," BetaShares chief executive Alex Vynokur said. "Mark Twain is famous for saying that 'during the gold rush it's a good time to be in the pick and shovel business'. ...

EISS Super answers tough questions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... future," he said. However, he added that the fund has not ceased any existing sponsorship deals. The fund's chief executive Alex Hutchinson stepped down following the media reports on spending and the YFYS test results. Hutchinson released a statement ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... super funds are walking the talk when it comes to genuine ESG advocacy. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin highlighted some of the practices super funds adopt, starting with negative screens. "Lots of funds are telling you ...