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Life insurers challenged by waning planner loyalty

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Almost half of all financial planners cut ties with at least one life insurer in the last 12 months and a further 27% intend to follow suit. Investment Trends' annual Planner Risk report for 2017 shows a record 47% of planners changed life insurer last ...

Turning lazy cash into super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
An Australian fintech is giving financial advisers another tool through which to help clients grow their superannuation balances. Much like Acorns, automated micro-savings app Carrott rounds everyday transactions made on credit or debit cards up to ...

Mason Stevens wins 2017 Technical Paper of the Year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
A new benchmark for writing on managed accounts has been set with Mason Stevens taking home the first ever Financial Standard Technical Paper of the Year Award - Managed Accounts. Presented to Mason Stevens' managing director Thomas Bignill at the annual ...

Inaugural Technical Paper of the Year awarded

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
A new benchmark for writing on managed accounts has been set with Mason Stevens taking home the first ever Financial Standard Technical Paper of the Year Award - Managed Accounts. Presented to Mason Stevens' managing director Thomas Bignill at the annual ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Retail and sophisticated investors can now view live Australian impact investment opportunities through one public portal. From today the Impact Investing Hub is running its Current Deals Library, which lists live impact investment opportunities and ...

UK asset consultants face competition scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
In an industry first, the UK Financial Conduct Authority's concerns about anti-competitive practices of investment consultants have been referred to a consumer protection and anti-competition watchdog to further investigate the industry. The FCA announced ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
Retail and sophisticated investors can now view live Australian impact investment opportunities through one public portal. From today the Impact Investing Hub is running its Current Deals Library, which lists live impact investment opportunities and ...

Female Excellence Award finalists announced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
The five finalists in the 2017 Female Excellence in Advice Award have been named. Presented by the Association of Financial Advisers and TAL, the FEIA Award recognises the significant contributions made by women in the financial advice profession, their ...

Industry super fund expands impact investment strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
A $1.3 billion industry superannuation fund is expanding its impact investment strategy to companies operating in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia with a new global partnership. Christian Super will make an investment in the TriLinc ...

VicSuper appoints board member

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
VicSuper appointed a legal expert as a new member to its board. Corporate lawyer Gabrielle Bell joins the $19 billion superannuation fund, replacing the employer director role vacated by Craig Cook in July. She is also a member of the VicSuper Investment ...