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Major industry events cancelled amid pandemic

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... not make this decision lightly and are devastated that we cannot go ahead with CMSF in its current form. It's the first time in more than twenty five years that CMSF has been cancelled." AIST and its member funds and conference partners are exploring ...

Willis Towers Watson, Aon to merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... retirement and health. The headquarters of the combined business will be Aon's existing London headquarters. It's not the first time a merger between Aon and Willis Towers Watson has been floated, with the former confirming it was in the process of formulating ...

Global stocks plunge as COVID-19 fear accelerates, oil crashes

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... US, the New York Stock Exchange triggered a temporary trading halt after stocks plunged 7% at the open. It was the first time a temporary halt has been implemented since October 1997. Trading stopped for 15 minutes, and afterwards, continued on a decline ...

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... boutique, which recently co-invested with HESTA and First State, has opened its strategy to wholesale investors for the first time. Palisade Investment Partners has set up a feeder fund for wholesale investors, which will invest in its flagship Palisade ...

Challenger recruits Generation Life co-chiefs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... two years on the job. Their last half yearly results said 106 new advisers wrote business for Generation Life for the first time during the period, while 791 submitted business (up 22.5% pcp). Former Australian Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett was announced ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... investor awareness of climate change and its impact on the world. "According to the Lowy Institute Poll 2019, for the first time in its 15-year history, climate change topped the list of potential threats to the country's vital interests in the next ...

Bleak year for dividend growth in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... to the 20th spot. Meanwhile, BHP and Rio Tinto's special dividends landed it in the top-10 dividend payers for the first time in at least seven years. "Australian dividends last year dropped back below the 2015 level and have only grown by a little over ...

How to lose a mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... awarded in less than a month if there is already an existing relationship.However, if it's the institution's first time allocating to a manager, winning a mandate can take up to three months, and even longer than that for almost 38% of external ...

New MySuper outcomes tool set for release

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... Trustee Tailored Super (TTS) is planning to release a MySuper Outcomes Tool at close of business on Monday, which for the first time will allow trustees to compare the outcomes of all 96 MySuper products offered in Australia. Speaking with Financial ...

Netwealth to tap growing HNW demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... ad-hoc basis in the past, with different clients taking single aspects to suit their needs, he added. "This is the first time that they'll be packaged up and sold as a stand-alone product stream," Heine said. "And certainly as our success in the high-net ...