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Life insurance performance plummets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... disability income insurance and $162.9 million profit in individual lump sum. However, year on year risk products reported a combined after-tax loss of $1.5 billion with $1.1 billion in losses to disability income insurance. In September the regulator ...

Pension funds unite for ESG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2020
... decision-making, and the ability to better assess and manage ESG risk exposures, the group said. The funds, which oversee a combined $1.6 trillion in assets, have also committed to allocating capital to investments "best placed to deliver long-term sustainable ...

FASEA reveals October exam results

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... to several factors, FASEA said, noting that the October exam attracted a much smaller cohort of advisers in general, combined with a higher than usual proportion of re-sitters. Overall, 89.5% of advisers who have sat the exam (irrespective of how often ...

AIA under fire for coal holdings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... which depend on coal for more than 30% of their revenues would allow AIA to continue investing in 188 companies with a combined coal power capacity of 527,500 megawatt - more than a quarter of the world's current coal fleet. "It would also allow ...

EQT wins endowment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... and young people are safe and nurtured. "The mandate appointment demonstrates that our work in the philanthropy sector, combined with our asset management services, is a compelling offer to for-purpose partners looking for a values-aligned partner with ...

AMP Capital appoints NZ lead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... the market more broadly and is involved in many industry groups, supporting responsible investing." Hassell said in the combined role Swan will focus on continuing to grow, develop and support the changing needs of AMP Capital's NZ clients. Swan said ...

Praemium board bungle

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... 2018. The merger of the platform providers will create the second largest independent specialised platform provider with combined funds under administration just shy of $29 billion. "With Powerwrap's strong customer base and Praemium's track record of ...

SG verdict: Choose your own adventure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... efficiently use their assets, then with the SG rate remaining at 9.5%, most could achieve adequate retirement incomes when combined with the Age Pension....Maintaining the SG rate at 9.5% would improve the sustainability of the system," the report states. ...

Funds management in ASIC spotlight

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... where others retreat (the banks) from private debt." Chester said investment funds have become overly complex, and that, combined with old fashioned product disclosure, has made comparing funds "difficult at best". "ASIC is responding by requiring responsible ...

World largest asset owners increase ESG, AUM

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... assets, followed by sovereign wealth funds at 32% and outsourced chief investment officers (OCIOs) and master trusts combined at 7%. AustralianSuper ranked 43rd in the Asset Owner top 100 followed by Future Fund at 57th, Tcorp at 86th, Nulis Nominees ...