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AMP Life sale nears completion, new execs appointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
AMP Life has appointed a chief investment officer and a deputy, as its sale to Resolution Life crosses New Zealand central bank's concerns raised last July. The sale was first announced in October 2018 for $3.3 billion and the completion date set for ...

Super fund names chief risk officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
... 2018, Raftis has been working on several boards and advisory committees, including the AMP Employer Sponsored Superannuation Plan Policy Committee. UniSuper said Raftis has strong leadership experience delivering major projects and initiatives across ...

Capital raisings top $27bn, dividends down $10bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
New research from Ord Minnet reveals capital raisings topped $27 billion as at June 22, while dividends have been slashed by $10 billion. Ord Minnett said among the three categories of capital management initiatives, capital raisings include share placements ...

ISA responds to calls for SG freeze

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Industry Super Australia has labeled a band of MPs "out of touch", after they called for increases to the super guarantee to be put on ice or scrapped completely. Backbench coalition MPs have called for the legislated increase to the SG to be scrapped ...

Challenger raising $300m, to add IG bonds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... representing 9% of its current prescribed capital. The placement closes at 4:30pm today and will be followed by a share purchase plan of about $30 million. Challenger's Japanese shareholder MS&AD is not participating in the offer, but are supportive ...

COVID-19 brings trading boom

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... there's also been many Australians embracing the flexibility of working from home and having fewer events and activities to plan for and attend, creating more time to trade during the day - not to mention fewer co-workers looking over their shoulder. ...

COVID-19 dampens retirement expectations: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
... financial position, the survey revealed. "68% of those who were advised during COVID-19 said they are sticking to their financial plan," Rady said. "That means advice is definitely deterring people from making sub-optimal investment decisions based on ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's Cinderella moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2020
Victoria was primed and pumped for the second stage of looser coronavirus restrictions after the clock strikes midnight on June 22. From 12:01 am, 50 people (increased from 20) would be allowed inside cafes, restaurants, cinemas, theatres, auditoriums ...

Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
Some of Australia's largest superannuation funds are watching Rio Tinto's board-led review of its iron ore division's heritage management processes with keen interest, following the miner's decision to destroy thousands of years of culturally ...

FASEA schedules remaining 2020 exam dates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority has confirmed the exam will be held across five sitting days in August, October and November. It comes after advisers were given an additional year to pass the FASEA's exam, while they were given ...