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BT to wind up Retirement Wrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
As it readies part of its superannuation business for transfer to Mercer, BT is consolidating its remaining funds. BT is in the process of merging its corporate and personal superannuation business with Mercer, following an announcement in May 2022. ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
Andrew Lill, the chief investment officer of $70 billion super fund Rest, says the role of a CIO is changing and not just because investment heads have to respond quickly to more volatile markets. Increasingly, investment chiefs must consider a range ...

Family offices ready to take risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
The risk appetites of family offices around the world are increasing and they've got their sights set on investment grade fixed income and emerging market equities. That's according to a new study by Ocorian which gleaned insights from 134 family office ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... point it will be appropriate to pause will be determined by the data and the Board's assessment of the outlook," the minutes read. In the five quarters from September 2021 to December 2022, the Consumer Price Index increased by an average of 1.8% per ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...

New relief for reissued life policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
ASIC is providing life insurers a conditional relief that will last five years in circumstances where a policy needs to be reissued. The conditional relief pertains to Design and Distribution Obligations for financial products issued before 5 October ...

GBST revamps wealth platform, unveils corporate rebrand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
Tomorrow, GBST will launch its enhanced SaaS Composer wealth management administration platform and refreshed brand to support a new strategic direction. GBST's upgraded SaaS Composer platform offers organisations a consolidated view of their customers' ...

Active fund managers historically underperform: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... 7.4%, while only 2% of A-REITs shuttered. Over the longer term, survivorship rates were significantly lower, the scorecard read, as more than 50% of funds have either merged or liquidated over a 15-year horizon in all but one reported category. New Morningstar ...

Residential mortgages will defy headwinds: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
The residential mortgage sector will withstand the current headwinds driven by rapidly rising interest rates and cost of living pressures, a new study finds. According to Foresight Analytics, there are three key factors that will mitigate the risks ...

APRA preserves life insurance prudential standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... respondents agreed with APRA's assessment that the four standards remained broadly fit for purpose," APRA's response letter read. "A small number of suggestions were made in relation to one standard, LPS 360, with proposed technical modifications that ...