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Evergreen launches RI index

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021
Evergreen Consultants established a responsible investment index based on a grading system that focuses on an investment manager's intent and actions rather than solely on portfolio metrics. The Evergreen Responsible Investment Grading Index (ERIG Index) ...

New AIA advice unit names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... added that the insurer will continue to focus on partnerships with external financial advisers who provide valuable comprehensive advice to their clients. Separately, AIA New Zealand has been ordered to pay NZ$700,000 by the Auckland High Court after ...

CommIF ups hospital stake

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... and support critical health infrastructure across Australia including the Royal North Shore Hospital and Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre while delivering robust returns for investors," Savage said. "We are extremely proud of our ability to partner ...

Advisers overlook home equity release strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... equity release strategies, including a review of the government and private sector product options as part of a comprehensive retirement plan, he said. Half of the population analysed comprised 55-year-olds and over with an average net wealth of $1.53 ...

CommIF takeover rejected

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... strong outcomes for investors in CommIF as it has done consistently over the past decade. We are pleased that after a comprehensive, independent review we have been selected to continue managing the fund," the spokesperson said. "The IBC decision is ...

Retirement Income Covenant paper released

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... Productivity Commission's final report asked the government to reassess the design and implementation challenges of Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) - and walk away from it if it needed to focus on more important issues for retirees. ...

Insurers dodging Royal Commission reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... products exempt from the laws include: third party property damage, fire and theft insurance for motor vehicles; comprehensive insurance for boats, motorcycles, motorhomes, caravans, and trucks; insurance sold within superannuation (including group life ...

Fund managers failing value assessments: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... regulator said. UK fund managers must complete an Assessments of Value (AoVs), a measure put in place after its comprehensive asset management market review in 2017. At the time, the regulator found that weak demand-side pressure exists in the market ...

Jameson Capital launches fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
... delighted to have secured substantial investments from two international institutional investors who, following a comprehensive due diligence process, are aligned on our strategy and want to gain access to compelling hybrid-credit opportunities in Australia ...

ASIC announces advice affordability findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... advice'. However, several barriers impede the provision of limited advice, namely that it is too costly and that comprehensive and limited advice fall under the same regulatory requirements. Participants pointed out that meeting the FASEA Code of ...