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Milliman hires head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... launching SmartShield, a managed accounts solution aiming to protect investors against volatility and capital losses. "Prior to COVID-19, financial planners were already facing a raft of challenges in the wake of the Royal Commission, with regulatory ...

COVID-19 spurs robo-advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... distribution for North America Joel Schiffman said the good news is people are focused on saving for the future even during COVID. "But the question remains, 'Will they have enough for retirement?' The way to improve retirement readiness is through ...

Nuveen drives global ESG capabilities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... production systems across Europe, the US, Latam and Asia Pacific regions. Westchester chief executive Martin Davies said the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of agriculture to everyday societies, with food essential to a growing population. ...

ASIC praises super trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
ASIC has released the findings of its review of how superannuation trustees supported members during COVID-19 with overall positive feedback. The corporate regulator said it took several actions to check on the support provided by superannuation trustees ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... substantial new US fiscal stimulus package should provide significant additional support to the outlook," it said. "The rates of COVID infections and hospitalisations have fallen markedly across the United Kingdom and the vaccination programme is proceeding ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... So much so that, in the Prime Minister's words: "In less than 12 months from when the recession began, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are now more jobs in the Australian economy than there were before the pandemic." True that. The latest ...

Chief economist update: When 6%-plus growth is deemed too low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... sustainable long-term growth. Still, this isn't consistent with China being the only major economy that has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic without a recession and with positive economic growth in 2020. After contracting by 6.8% in the year to ...

AustralianSuper introduces insurance changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... in many people's lives. AustralianSuper provides insurance to members at cost and despite the uncertainty related to COVID-19 premiums are remaining fairly stable." The super fund paid over $470 million across 9800 claims in year to June 2020 to ...

Former Wallaby departs Westpac for NAB

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... his most recent role led a team of over 200 in New South Wales and Queensland. Prior to this, Waugh was the bank's head of COVID-19 response and was responsible for the design, implementation, delivery of government-initiated business packages and stimulus ...

Banks still failing customers after Royal Commission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... Kirkland said. "Repealing safe lending laws is an extraordinary thing to do when many Australians are struggling in the wake of COVID-19. "If passed, this will be the biggest handout to the banks we've seen in decades. This is a time for the Senate to ...