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NEOS Life appoints sales, culture leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
The life insurer has welcomed a new head of sales, as the incumbent moves into a newly created role overseeing culture and performance. NEOS Life has welcomed Harry Georges as head of sales, recruiting him from digital insurer, iptiQ. He brings more ...

AMP North bolsters managed portfolio offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
AMP North has added 12 managed portfolios to its investment offering with an additional 21 new investment options. The wrap platform said its new portfolios, from Russell Investments and Zenith Investment Partners, cover a range of strategies and styles ...

Berkshire posts $53bn investment loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
Berkshire Hathaway has reported a US$53 billion loss on its investments during the quarter. However, Berkshire Hathaway's quarterly report explained that unrealised gains and losses arising from changes in market price of investments in equity securities ...

APRA releases annual corporate plan

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
APRA published its updated plan to reinforce the financial soundness of the banking, insurance and superannuation industries over the next four years, with few surprises on offer. The priorities in APRA's new Corporate Plan for 2022-2023 are based ...

Philanthropist fund unveils new NFP partners

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
Future Generation is on a mission to accelerate funding into the prevention of youth mental health issues, warning that Australia's current funding of mental healthcare is "not working". Comprising of 14 non-for-profit partners, the social investment ...

NGS Super divests oil, gas producers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
NGS Super has divested from more than $190 million in oil and gas exploration and production companies, predominantly Woodside and Santos. The divestment is in line with the fund's announced target of a 35% reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon ...

Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
APRA has published the findings of a voluntary climate risk self-assessment survey conducted across the entities APRA regulates. Sixty-four medium to large institutions responded to the survey, which was designed to provide insights into how institutions ...

Palisade Real Assets in UK acquisition

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
Palisade Real Assets has acquired UK-based renewable energy asset management and development company Eco2 Management Services Limited (EMSL). The acquisition is expected to underpin a dedicated Bioenergy Platform focused on anaerobic digestion assets ...

Suncorp agrees to super class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
Suncorp is set to pay $33 million to settle a class action brought by superannuation members in 2019 over conflicted remuneration paid to financial advisers. The class action was brought by William Roberts Lawyers in June 2019 on behalf of Suncorp Super ...

Recession a distinct possibility: Natixis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
Most investment strategists believe that a recession is a distinct possibility over the next six months, with a Natixis survey showing that nearly one-quarter think it's inevitable. "After six months of navigating rising rates, inflation and geopolitical ...