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Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
Insurers will no longer be able to use genetic test results in life insurance underwriting, with a total ban to be introduced by the government. Earlier this year, the government consulted on the use of genetic test results in underwriting life insurance ...

RBA lays down the law on interest rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has doubled down on keeping interest rates on hold for the remainder of this year, despite market expectations for a cut before Christmas. Speaking at the Anika Foundation Fundraising Lunch, Bullock ...

End of the road for three Franklin Templeton funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
Franklin Templeton has terminated two funds and is in the process of shuttering another as the strategies failed to scale assets under management (AUM). The funds are Martin Currie Diversified Income Fund, Martin Currie Tactical Allocation Fund, and ...

Former Courtenay House director sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
Former Courtenay House director Tony Iervasi has been sentenced to prison for 11 years, with a non-parole period of seven years, for his involvement in one of the nation's biggest Ponzi schemes. Between 13 December 2010 and 21 April 2017, Iervasi ...

Australian ETF market hits $206bn: Global X

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
The Australian exchanged-traded fund (ETF) sector will likely hit $1 trillion by 2030, accelerating at a faster rate than the US today. According to Global X's Australia ETF Landscape report, the ETF market grew 37.3% over the past year to $206.2 ...

Funds SA exec jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024
Tony Keenan has left the $43 billion investment corporation after a seven-year stint as executive manager of corporate engagement. Keenan left the organisation in August and was a core member of Funds SA's close-knit leadership team. Keenan plans ...

Australia a 'regional private wealth hotspot': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Australia is a top regional private wealth hotspot, with the greatest proportion of investors, many of whom are looking to alternatives, according to a Preqin report. The data provider's report highlighted that among all private wealth investors in ...

Longreach hires Channel Capital sales lead, launches advisory firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
Longreach Alternatives has poached the former sales lead of Channel Capital to spearhead its new business unit dedicated to fundraising and distributing its products. Andrew King, who finished up with Channel Capital in May 2023, popped up at fledgling ...

Inflation eases in July

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 3.5% in the 12 months to July, down from 3.8% in June, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The most significant contributors to the annual rise were housing ...

BlackRock launches new bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced it will launch the iShares 20+ year US Treasury Bond ETF (ASX: ULTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. The addition of the ETF extends the local iShares fixed income range, which it said offers Australian advisers and ...