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MetLife reports 61pct global earnings slump

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... subsidiary" of MetLife, an actuarial assumption review and "variable investment income below the company's 2015 quarterly plan." Earnings in the Americas were the weakest, down 18% on the previous quarter; Europe, the Middle East and Africa decreased ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
The Senate inquiry in to economic security of women in retirement has been told the federal government's first priority should be including super guarantee contributions in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Both National Australia Bank (NAB) and ...

Vanguard wins adviser vote

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Vanguard has taken the lead as financial advisers' most-used fund manager. According to Investment Trends' August 2015 Adviser Product Needs and Marketing Needs Report, based on a survey of 676 advisers, Vanguard had the highest share of "primary financial ...

Super software provider outlines future plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Superannuation and investment software provider Financial Synergy has increased its consulting team by 50% in 2015 and is preparing to expand its office space in 2016. Outlining its growth strategy today, Financial Synergy also announced it is adding ...

BT adds active managers to Panorama

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
BT has added managed funds by Evans and Partners, UBS Asset Management, Antares and Hyperion to its Panorama platform. Managed funds were launched on Panorama in September, joining cash, term deposits and managed portfolios. The addition of the four ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Government has released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms ...

Family offices well ahead on gender equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... while staff members range from 22 to 84 years old. The report also looked at salaries and found that 88% of family offices plan to increase salaries next year by about 3%, this is in contrast with 83% of family offices rising salaries by 4% in 2014. ...

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... arrangements (LRBAs) remain despite proposals to be dumped. They said LRBAs can be part of a properly structured retirement plan provided appropriate regulation and supervision is enforced and supported by data collected by the Australian Tax Office ...

AMP Capital targets $2.8bn infrastructure raising

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
AMP Capital has started to raise capital for its Infrastructure Debt Fund III (IDF III), which targets US$2 billion ($2.79 billion) from global institutional investors. The fund is AMP Capital's third infrastructure debt fund in five years and comes ...

Qantas Super appoints new CEO from NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... is sincerely grateful to Jane for her leadership shaped by integrity, transparency, and a singular focus on improving the plan for the benefit of members during one of the most challenging periods in the history of superannuation."