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Time to throw out the antiquated lifetime annuity mindset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Lifetime annuities have often been set and forget products - very stable, very predictable and linked to one asset with total inflexibility - but that's completely changed, Generation Life chief executive Grant Hackett said. The perception of traditional ...

Federal Reserve bumps interest rate by 0.75%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
The Federal Reserve has raised benchmark interest rates by another 0.75% and warned of further significant hikes to come. The Fed's funds rate is now in the range of 3%-3.25%, which is the highest it's been since before the Global Financial Crisis. ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Demand for ethical ETFs continues to surge, surpassing $8 billion, according to BetaShares. Total ethical ETFs listed on the ASX and Cboe are more than $8.5 billion, with BetaShares' range of ethical ETFs constituting nearly half, according to BetaShares ...

Australian Ethical chief investment officer resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
David Macri will step down as Australian Ethical's chief investment officer at the end of the year, after more than a decade in the role. Macri has led the firm's investment function for the past 11 years. In total, he's been with Australian ...

AFA Thrive Conference kicks off

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers' national conference is back in-person for the first time in three years, taking place on the Gold Coast. Delegates were welcomed to the conference by hosts Cara Williams from Sufficient Funds and Tim Ross from ...

Centuria, MA Financial buy $223m tower

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Centuria Capital Group and MA Financial Group have formed another joint venture to secure one of Perth's best known office towers, Allendale Square. The 31-storey office building is located within the heart of the capital city at 77 St George's Terrace ...

HarbourVest Partners opens doors to Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
HarbourVest Partners has opened a Sydney office, to be led by a former Challenger and AMP Capital executive. The private markets specialist firm has been working with institutional and private wealth clients in Australia for more than three decades ...

AMP cops $14.5m penalty over fees for no service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Five AMP companies will pay $14.5 million for charging close to 1500 superannuation members fees for no service over the course of about three years. The Federal Court handed the fine to AMP Superannuation, AMP Financial Planning, Charter Financial ...

HNWs shunning professional advice: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
When it comes to financial planning, a growing number of high-net-worth (HNW) individuals are opting to DIY, according to new research collated by Investment Trends and sponsored by Praemium. The research, which involved polling 7500 investors, found ...

Research explores advice industry's maturation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
New research has measured the progress made towards achieving recognised professional status within the Australian financial advice sector. An academic article authored by financial adviser and researcher Ben Neilson noted that advisers have recently ...