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MLC Life appoints transformation lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... insurance officer Sean McCormack said: "Frankly speaking, I recognise that the current service experience we are delivering is not acceptable to our retail partners and customers as we are transitioning to new, legacy-free technology platforms." "These ...

BlackRock reinforces commitment to ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... towards a net zero economy," Fink said. "While many companies are energetically preparing for this evolution, others that are not adequately prepared present a risk to our clients' portfolios. As part of our heightened scrutiny framework for embedding ...

Future Fund increases cash again

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... at December end, according to the asset allocation reported today. "It [may] look like we are more defensive but that's not the case. We are more flexible and keen to preserve the robustness of the portfolio..." Future Fund's newly-appointed ...

Charity LIC chief executive to depart

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
Future Generation companies' chief executive Louise Walsh will leave after six years and look for new role. Walsh will step down from the role in April. Wilson Asset Management chief executive Kate Thorley, who is also a director at Future Generation ...

Money does buy happiness: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... study conducted by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in the US found that while personal wellbeing does not increase above incomes of $75,000, emotional experience does. The study traced over one million real-time reports of experienced ...

ASIC faces cybersecurity attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... appears that "there is some risk that some limited information may have been viewed by the threat actor". "At this time ASIC has not seen evidence that any Australian credit licence application forms or any attachments were opened or downloaded." ASIC ...

Stonehorn Global Partners names investor head

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... analyst John Lam. The Stonehorn Asia Equity Fund launched in June 2019 and invests in up to 30 Asian stocks (ex-Japan) and is not limited to a benchmark, sector, country, or market-cap. The fund has returned over 55% in a one-year period. The Schwartz ...

Raiz Super regains losses

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... personalised portfolio by choosing the target weighting for up to 14 ETFs and exposure to Bitcoin. The personalised portfolio will not have additional brokerage costs as users buy or continue to customize ETFs. There is however, a $4.50 per month fee ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... transmission declines everywhere." As for inflation, it noted: "Even with the anticipated recovery in 2021-22, output gaps are not expected to close until after 2022. Consistent with persistent negative output gaps, inflation is expected to remain subdued ...

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... nearly four years since it was introduced. The downsizer contribution, limited to $300,000 or $600,000 for a couple, does not count towards the non-concessional contributions cap. It was introduced the 2017-18 budget as part of the government's package ...