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AMP adds partnered portfolios to MyNorth

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
AMP has launched six new partnered managed portfolios (PMP) with advice practices, bringing the total range to 11. A total of eight practices have added the six PMPs, which each represent distinct investment offers. Four are managed by Zenith and Mercer. ...

JANA appoints head of sustainability

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... shift in fostering ethical and resilient financial systems. JANA is already leading the way in sustainable investment practices, and as Australia's largest investment consultancy has the scale to truly influence the future for the industry," Halpern ...

Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... Sustainability Guide in decision making, which the taskforce developed as a roadmap for product design, operational practices, pricing uncertainty, risk management and risk appetite. Life insurers need to engage more effectively with GPs in claims management ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... shift in the emergence of financial advisers putting ethics, empathy and compassion at the forefront of their business practices. Crabbe told yesterday's Lifespan Financial Planning National Conference that some advisers are facing the dilemma of ...

New responsible agricultural fund seeks $300m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
An agricultural investment manager is launching a new fund to sophisticated investors that uses land restoration practices that combats carbon emissions and Australia's drought problem. Brisbane-based Australian cattle property investment manager ...

Trustee of the Year announced

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... to ensure that decisions are made for the right reasons, with more than a healthy dose of respect for good governance practices that has impressed me the most," Spirit Super chief executive Leeanne Turner, who has worked with Dahn since 2012, said. Spirit ...

APRA extends IDII overhaul deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... with industry stakeholders and ASIC to support the implementation of the policy contract term measure and sustainable practices more broadly. Ultimately, however, it is the responsibility of life companies to proactively manage the risks associated with ...

Advice practices set to benefit from tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
Small business owners, like financial planners, are set to benefit from the 30% tax rate reducing to 25% from 1 July 2021. Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg also announced last night that temporary full expensing has been extended until 30 June 2023. ...

AZ NGA acquires two advice practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
... Benjamin Matusch and Ian Henderson, and director Colin Archard. AZ NGA will bring over some 19 financial advisers from both practices. AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said Queensland was an important geographic area for the group and a market with ...

Russell adds to senior leadership

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... officer where he will focus on deepening the firm's relationships with key clients while embracing responsible investing practices.