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MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... have someone of Jasia's talent, experience and reputation join the team," Lawler said. "We have worked hard over the last few years to build a licensee offer that supports advisers in what we view as a new era of advice. Jasia's appointment represents ...

WTW commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021
... one of the biggest sources of alpha across all asset classes and that this opportunity is likely to be greatest in the next few years," he said. "We will therefore target pathways to net zero that seek out pricing opportunities while delivering a reduction ...

Risk advice most sought-after among Kiwis

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
An overwhelming 70% of products that New Zealand financial advisers recommend are life insurance products, according to the country's financial markets regulator. New statistics released by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) reveals that risk products ...

ClearView adds advice growth role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... our focus is on creating a select community of quality professional businesses using our services," he said. "Over the past few years, ClearView has invested significantly in technology and infrastructure to support advisers to deliver high quality advice ...

ETFs crack $100bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... industry has come a long way since the first ETF was listed in August 2001. We've seen impressive market growth over the last few years in particular, evidenced by the industry surpassing A$100 billion in assets across the now 220 and growing ETFs ...

Vanguard appoints super administrator

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... business to focus on the admin platform. In February 2020, Grow signed Gig Super as the first client for its admin platform. A few months later, in May 2020, Wilson resigned over his alleged involvement in an NRL betting scandal. He eventually pled guilty ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... million as of April 11 - a record high that eclipses the 23.0 million registered at the end of January this year (before not a few countries reimposed restrictions). Similarly, after dropping below 400k in February (from 845K in January), the number ...

Natixis IM appoints chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... who is pursuing another professional opportunity after four years with Natixis. He will remain in the business for the next few weeks to ensure an efficient transition. Natixis chief executive Nicolas Namias thanked Raby for his time with the firm. "Under ...

Time running out for claims licences

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
ASIC says it has only received 15 applications for insurance claims handling and settling licences, with some so sloppy they will have to be resubmitted. The regulator has issued a reminder that, as per recent reforms, insurance claims handling and ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... COVID-19-related price reductions. Looking through this, underlying inflation is expected to remain below 2 per cent over the next few years." But when? Historical data shows that even when the unemployment rate dropped to multi-decade lows of around ...