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Netwealth FUA, adviser numbers rise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... wealth management institutions for Netwealth as a result of the banking Royal Commission have helped boost the platform's funds under administration by 30% to $23.3 billion. Financial results for the end of June 2019 released this morning shows the ...

Wealth projection boosts super fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
Superannuation funds that provide projected estimates to members about their nest egg will likely receive more contributions and increased engagement, new research suggests. The ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) studied ...

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... aspect of those concerns has been a flight to quality, which has lowered Treasury yields, and a reduction in both the federal funds target rate and the discount rate by the Federal Reserve, which tends to steepen the yield curve." As at July this year ...

MetLife appoints head of CX

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... appointment comes after Katynka Powning left the role in May. Saliba's remit includes partnering with MetLife's super funds and partners to optimise the experience for its members and to help realise its vision of a life insurance experience ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... his speech at the Rice Warner Symposium on Monday, Bragg condemned the lack of retail and wholesale competition in super funds, saying the focus of the sector has been "distorted" by how much government-mandated money it receives. "This has bred a culture ...

SSGA global equity beta head retires, promotes two

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... excluding Japan. Darroch was also a director and responsible manager of SSGA Australia Services, the responsible entity of SSGA funds, and a member of the local executive committee. Also a long-serving employee and former head of retirement solutions ...

Sovereign wealth fund plans Ancestry.com retreat

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... according to an S&P report quoted in the article. A report released in May from International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) said that sovereign wealth funds retreated from private markets in 2017 but in 2018, they were back with a bang. Their ...

AMP Capital restructures real estate arm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... see him lead the firm's entire retail platform, including shopping center asset management, AMP Capital's wholesale pooled funds with retail exposure, the AMP Capital Shopping Centre Fund and ADPF. In Briscoe's new "expanded role" the former office and ...

Association policy lead to join Treasury

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... The association represents the SMSF sector, which is comprised of 1.1 million SMSF members who have over $750 billion in funds under management. The SMSFA consists of accountants, lawyers, financial planners, tax professionals and actuaries amongst others. ...

APRA opens margin requirement talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
Super funds and life insurers have two weeks to air their opinions on APRA's proposed amendments to its margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. Consultation has opened for APRA-regulated entities to consult with the prudential regulator ...