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TAL creates consumer and growth division

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
The life insurer has appointed a general manager to lead its newly created consumer and growth team. Alexis Denby has taken on the role, where she will be responsible for TAL's direct and advised customer growth initiatives whilst ensuring its products ...

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025. The new chief risk officer, Darryl Burke, was previously with Colonial First State in the same role. Burke will lead ART's risk and compliance ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
The global economy stares down "unprecedented challenges" in 2025, according to Frontier Advisors' annual secular outlook, which forecasts rising risks from unsustainable debt, geopolitical rifts, and climate inaction. The report said after spiking ...

NEOS updates medical definitions, labels

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
NEOS has introduced several changes to one of its products that includes updated medical definitions and naming conventions, affecting new and existing customers. From December 6, new and current NEOS Protection policyholders will see changes to critical ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
An independent review by Deloitte has found little evidence to suggest Cbus' pricey relationship with the CFMEU is in the best financial interests of members. It also found the fund's processes for determining the propriety of board directors ...

Trustees, advisers have 'insufficient focus' on performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland had told financial advisers and superannuation trustees that more needs to be done to ensure better retirement outcomes for Australians. It comes after ASIC released its superannuation choice products and their focus ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Financial advisers must build the confidence to talk to clients about sensitive topics such as divorce, financial coercion, and binding financial agreements (BFAs) to help them navigate difficult periods and make a real difference in their lives. According ...

Resources for the win in 2025: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Australia's resource sector is well-placed to deliver for investors next year, with Datt Capital flagging a mix of underlying signals that will drive its performance. In 2025, oil, gold and metals, lithium and copper, as well as industrial metals are ...

Geopolitical tensions create investor opportunity: Franklin Templeton

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
Escalating geopolitical tensions around the world has made defense a critical focus for investors, according to a new paper from Franklin Templeton. These geopolitical pressures, comparable in impact to climate change, are now immediate, direct, and ...

InvestSense marks 10th birthday

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
One of Australia's first firms to specialise in managed accounts celebrated its 10th anniversary this month. InvestSense was established in 2014 and has grown significantly over the past decade. In the past three months, InvestSense has grown its ...