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Insurers require urgent start-up collaborations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... barriers, involved partnering with life insurer MetLife in Singapore and building good business cases with experts in the field. Charnley said not only was the collaboration valuable for Flamingo (they placed second out of the 10 start-ups that took ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... discretionary trusts is "short-sighted" and "anti-family" given the broader tax system isn't operating on a level playing field, an industry expert says. In response to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten proposing a 30% tax rate on the distributions of discretionary ...

Retirement advice will take hit from education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Australian baby boomers will struggle to receive quality financial advice as experienced financial planners continue to offload practices at bargain prices in the face of regulatory reform. As more high-level advice needs grow for Australians facing ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Industry super fund Vision Super is expanding its environmental, social and governance division with the help of a climate expert. Vision Super is recruiting for an environmental activist who will join the climate action team and help promote the super ...

SQM rolls out low-cost adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... funds research with the above property risk profiling. "Our expanded analytics platform puts SQM Research on a level playing field with its peers - with one big advantage - our service is significantly more cost effective and includes residential property ...

Association launches retirement savings research hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
... Actuarial Program. He is also a former her of investment research at Macquarie Bank. "Phillip has an enviable reputation is this field and we are honoured he has decided to accept this role," Maroney said. The SMSFA expects the centre to be open by the ...

TAL intensifies mental health strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2017
... insurer TAL is expanding its mental health capabilities by creating a new executive role and partnering with an expert in the field. Glenn Baird has been appointed as head of mental health and will be responsible for driving TAL's mental health strategy. ...

World Vision soft launches investment fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... will be open to investors wanting to divert their interests to a social purpose, whereby their capital is "deployed in the field and generates a return." This, for example, would include funding the organisation's 'livelihood program' that helps small ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... frequently that even if you did learn it, five years later it would be different. That means everyone is on a level playing field," she said. "And even when you don't want to be an engineer, there are so many jobs out there that a little tech knowledge ...

TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
TelstraSuper is betting on disruptive technology being developed at Australian and global universities after partnering with intellectual property commercialisation company IP Group. Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund has placed $35 million ...