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AIA adds four regional managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... its support for advisers. We want to help our adviser partners to grow their businesses through providing holistic life, health and wellbeing advice to their clients," chief partnership distribution officer Sam Tremethick said. "We've also been working ...

UHNWs wealth in decline: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
Challenging markets saw most ultra-high-net-worth individuals' (UHNWI) wealth decline last year, with their collective wealth globally falling by 10% or $14.9 trillion, according to Knight Frank's 2023 Wealth Report. The report, now in its 17th ...

LIC hunts for investment manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
A specialised listed investment company is looking for a new fund manager as it overhauls its investment mandate. Hygrovest (HGV), a listed investment company that largely invests in Australian and global cannabis-related businesses, wants to diversify ...

Poor financial literacy worsens underinsurance problem

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... behind, according to MetLife. The life insurer looked at the impact of financial literacy on Australians' financial health and wellbeing in its annual Value of life insurance report. It found that young women have lower financial literacy compared ...

SMSF sector hit the reset button: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
The introduction of the Transfer Balance Cap (TBC) in 2017 saw contributions into SMSFs plummet by 60%. While it didn't take them long to bounce back, how they're used has changed. According to insights from Rainmaker Information, the self-managed super ...

California to mandate personal finance studies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The US state is spending big on financial education and is close to mandating personal finance courses for high school students in a bid to combat financial illiteracy. Assembly Bill 984, introduced by assembly member Kevin McCarty on February 15, would ...

Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... remain competitive in an overheated market. At least half of the 100 advice firms canvassed by consulting firm Business Health said they intend to add client-service managers/officers to their business in the coming 12 months. The newly released report ...

Commonwealth Super Corp hires former MTAA investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... chief investment officer of the merged entity. Before joining MTAA, Brown served as a prudential supervisor a the Private Health Insurance Administration Council for the three years to 2005 Earlier, he worked as an assistant manager of investments at ...

Adviser pay, incentives disparity revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... per year, significantly more than their counterparts in smaller and regional hubs. According to consulting firm Business Health, which canvassed nearly 100 advice practices in its latest compensation survey, advisers with five or more years of experience ...

QIC inks PRP, TEEG deals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
QIC has secured loans in PRP Diagnostic Imaging (PRP) and The Entertainment and Education Group (TEEG), saying private debt is "one of the steadier ships for investors to sail on". The senior secured loans form part of arrangements exceeding $1 billion ...