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AIA sells super, investments business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
... Resolution Life. In an announcement today, AIA said the sale will allow the insurer to focus on its core business of life and health insurance and wellbeing services. AIA came to own the business through its acquisition of CommInsure Life, which was ...

Remembering Helen Hewett

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
The superannuation industry is mourning the loss of one of its biggest advocates for female representation and mental health following the former Cbus chief executive's passing this week. Remembered as an astute leader and visionary of the super ...

Clients want more communication from advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
... advisers and more regularly, new research of independent financial advisers reveals. The analysis of 230 IFAs by Business Health in its annual Future Ready report found that only 27% of advice practices are touching base with their best clients more ...

CalPERS, CalSTRS face fossil fuels ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
... called for their pensions to divest from fossil fuels. Many of CalPERS's and CalSTRS's own beneficiaries experience severe health impacts every day because they live near fossil fuel extraction operations or have endured drought or survived wildfires ...

Big tech, interest rates dominate reporting season

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Interest rate speculation and big tech were the hottest topics among investors in the latest round of Australia's reporting season. Demographic changes and digital advancements continue to prop up opportunities for technology, with the sector supporting ...

Magellan promises better investment performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... its half-year results this morning, Magellan interim chief executive Kirsten Morton assured investors that the "financial health of the business is very strong" and that the fund manager is "not reliant on a single client". This is despite grappling ...

AustralianSuper to grow external mandates, hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... manager. Moore departed First State in 2020 following its merger with VicSuper. He has previously also held roles with Health Super (which merged with First State in 2012) and Frontier. Also joining the team is Rachel Mohr as a senior analyst. Mohr joins ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
The Senate has overturned proxy advice reforms announced at the end of last year, three days after the new regime had begun. On a vote of 29 votes to 25, the Senate disallowed the new regulations that were announced by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in December ...

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... chief executive Glen McCrea said. "This means unavoidable price increases on goods and services such as food, petrol and health costs. "It's critical that future retirees are able to build sufficient retirement savings to ensure they can have dignity ...

FPA reschedules Congress

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... get together and network with peers in person. "At the same time, however, a number of members expressed concerns about health, safety and potential risks to business continuity, particularly impacting those travelling from interstate," Abood said. "As ...