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JANA makes senior appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
JANA has bolstered its not-for-profit division with a new appointment. Kevin Fernando joins JANA as client development director for NFP. Fernando was previously the founder and managing director of Mercury Associates, an independent NFP investment consultancy. ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
Challenger Life has updated its annuities offering with a range of market-linked options in an attempt to overcome longevity risk and provide financial advisers with more retirement solutions. Ahead of the legislation of the Retirement Income Covenant ...

CFA ESG certificate launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) certificate in ESG investing has officially launched in Australia. Registration for the CFA Institute certificate in ESG investing is available now through CFA Institute. The institute said the certificate is designed ...

Aussies stick with DIY advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
The majority of Australians continue to control their finances rather than seek the help of a professional adviser, new research suggests. The survey of 2005 respondents canvassed by the Financial Planning Association of Australia's annual Money & Life ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic - and the freezing of nearly all economic activity it brought about -- was godsend to climate change activists. Recall those pictures of those bright, bright, sun-shiny days underscored by a CNN article (published last year) that ...

Pension funds acquire forestry asset

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
Two European pension funds are set to purchase a 62% share in a timber producer in New Zealand. APG Asset Management on behalf of its Dutch pension fund client ABP, and the UK's Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have entered an agreement to purchase Sinotrans ...

AIOFP petitions to delay DDO, annual renewal

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The Association of Independently Owned Finance Professionals is calling on lawmakers to delay two major financial advice reforms until 2022 by launching an online petition. The AIOFP is seeking to delay the Design and Distribution Obligations and consent ...

Loomis Sayles lists active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
Loomis Sayles launched its unlisted global equity strategy on the ASX today as an active exchange-traded fund. The Loomis Sayles Global Equity Fund (ASX: LSGE) is a separate class of units in the unlisted Loomis Sayles Global Equity Fund. The latter ...

AustralianSuper calls for fresh retirement thinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The nation's largest superannuation fund has called for fresh thinking on what retirement means, as Australia grapples with an ageing workforce. October 1 is International Day for Older Persons and $200 billion AustralianSuper marked the occasion by ...

Mercer names super services leader

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021
Mercer has appointed a new superannuation services leader to replace Jo-Anne Bloch. Claire Ross has been named superannuation services leader for Australia. She leaves her role as Mercer UK's senior partner and chief operating officer for Asia, the ...