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Allianz Retire+ launches flagship product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... there would be a cap on the upside. Allianz Retire+ chief executive Matthew Rady said the finance industry has an inherent focus on accumulation and compounding wealth. "Our launch also says that it is time to shift the focus to those entering the decumulation ...

Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Investors are increasingly relying on social media platforms and a new generation of brokers to meet online investing demand, a new survey shows. Investment Trends' latest Online Broking Report found investors are turning to blogs and online forums ...

Australian Unity names equity origination head

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... executing product and sales strategies across equity channels for Australian Unity's $3.2 billion property business. He will focus on new product development and expanding the investor network in the private and institutional markets, both domestic and ...

Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... financial security of men and women remains too large, and the wealth management industry must continually increase its focus on delivering products and services that work for women, and work for them at every stage of their life - young, middle aged ...

Influential women in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... capital and is the GAICD - principal, global private capital. She joined QIC in 2007 and now looks after the team's investment focus in Asia Pacific across all strategies. She has spent ten years in private equity and is a qualified chartered accountant. ...

New life insurer is RC good news story

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... institutions," would be preoccupied remediating customers and making significant system upgrades, while Integrity would focus on advisers and their clients. "They're going to do things like focus on remediation of Royal Commission issues, integration ...

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... good corporate governance practices in the market tend to have a strong foreign institutional investor base, who in general focus more on risk-adjusted returns over the long-term rather than absolute return potential in the short-term." Moffett also ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
BlackRock launched a new indexed fund that will invest in Australian bonds with an ESG focus, with backing from a $21 billion government superannuation fund. VicSuper seeded the fund and partnered with BlackRock. BlackRock Australia's head of fixed ...

Super fund investment chief departs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
The chief investment officer of a $9 billion superannuation fund has resigned. Ian Lundy leaves Tasplan after more than two years in the role. Lundy started at the Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF) as chief investment officer in March 2011 and was instrumental ...

Practifi integrates with XPLAN

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... strategy and extensive ecosystem of specialist systems, has been embraced in every market we've entered," Elliott said. "Our focus on ensuring advice firms and licensees can run all aspects of their businesses, from the sales pipeline, through client ...