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Optimum Pensions urges super trustees to insure mortality risk

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... rates for any group of people. Products that do not insure this risk may add significant instability to the longer-term customer outcomes." Self-insured retirement products like GSAs have lower costs but come with inherent risks that trustees must consider ...

Link Group secures mandate renewal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
... innovation team to enhance the digital services and technology solutions available to Rest members. "New digital technologies, customer experience and data management have forever changed expectations within our industry. Superannuation funds are transforming ...

TrustQuay, Viewpoint merge to accelerate change

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... corporate and funds services. Through the collaboration, the companies will be able to scale up their professional services, customer services and business development, bringing together 270 people across 12 offices around the world, including in Australia ...

HUB24 grows FUA to $73bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
... a fully franked interim dividend of 14 cents per share (up 87% on 1H22). HUB24 had growth from net inflows across all customer segments, including large national licenses, brokers, boutique advice practices and self-licensed advisers. The new business ...

Former Big Un chief charged with insider trading

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Richard Evans could face up to 10 years in prison following ASIC allegations that he communicated inside information about the former ASX-listed company. Evans, also known as Richard Simon Evertz, was represented by his lawyer in the Downing Centre ...

Challenger reports strong results

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Challenger had an increase in net profit before tax despite a significant drop in statutory net profit after tax due to negative market movements. Challenger's 1H23 net profit before tax (NPBT) rose 5% to $250 million, with the higher earnings driven ...

Alphinity debuts two funds on the ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... Challenger chief executive of funds management Victor Rodriguez said. "Australia's growing ETF market is driven by customer demand for easy, any time access to high performing liquid products," Rodriguez said. "Over the past 12 months we have invested ...

Link scores admin, technology mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... AustralianSuper extended its long-running contract with Link, whereby RSS will continue to provide administration and customer engagement services to the super fund for two more years. The partnership originally started in 2014 and will continue until ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
Crypto asset licensing and custody reforms by the government are targeting subsets outside the financial services framework. In a joint statement, treasurer Jim Chalmers and assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said ...

IFM Investors buys biogas developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
IFM Investors acquired a majority stake in a US-based biogas company, but global head of infrastructure Kyle Mangini says it's not about driving an ESG outcome. The purchase of GreenGasUSA is part of IFM Investor's IFM Net Zero Infrastructure ...