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Risk inflows marginally recover

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... MLC (13.7). The statistics come after the life insurance industry said the increase in life insurance premiums over the last few years are a problem that needs to be fixed rather than a trend. Speaking on a panel at the Association of Financial Advisers ...

AFCA launches new platform to improve dispute resolution

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) today launched a new digital platform to help financial services firms better manage disputes that reach the ombudsman service. The new AFCA member benchmarking dashboard is an interactive platform ...

More mergers, minimal awareness: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
While there was more merger activity in the 12 months to October than any previous year, about 80% of members in merged superannuation funds weren't even aware their fund had merged. According to KPMG's Superannuation Transformation & Consolidation ...

Australian philanthropy awards winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2021
... for organisations involved in education, arts and culture. Ann Johnson, co-chair of Philanthropy Australia, said there were few areas of Australian life that have not been touched by Fairfax or his family foundation's philanthropy. "It would be hard ...

AMP in enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... AMP's super business. Commenting, AMP chief executive Alexis George said: "AMP has changed substantially over the past few years and is focussed on operating to the highest standards, as rightly expected by our customers." "While these matters are ...

Australia Post Super Scheme cuts premiums by 10%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... reduced insurance premiums as the fund makes several alterations. The $8 billion APSS informed members that there will be a few changes to investments, strategic asset allocations and group insurance. The fund's group insurer MetLife found fewer insurance ...

Daintree Capital lists active hybrid ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... 125 hybrid bank securities with a targeted return of 3.5% to 4.5% p.a. above the cash rate and net of fees. "There are very few active hybrid funds quoted on exchanges. Australia only represents 4% of the global hybrid market, so offering access to global ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... respectively. While, like the rest of the world, it didn't escape the recession wrought by the pandemic, it's one of the very few advanced economies that rebounded quickly. The annual rate of growth in New Zealand's GDP turned to a positive ...

Financial Standard, Deakin University partner

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... said. "Education and professional development requirements for financial advisers have changed significantly over the past few years. FS Aspire CPD clients and Deakin University students will be given further access to content and learning capabilities ...

J.P. Morgan joins OpenInvest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... administration, whilst charging zero ASX brokerage fees. "Australians historically tend to put their savings into property and a few well-known stocks, but retail investors are increasingly looking for professionally managed and cost-effective ways of ...