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Qantas Super reduces premiums again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
Qantas Super has again reduced its insurance premiums six months after it made a round of cuts. On January 1, Qantas Super premiums for income protection reduced by 13%, while rates for default and voluntary death and total and permanent disablement ...

KKR rolls out alternatives education solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2024
... in alternatives. The group cited a Cerulli Associates survey that found while 81% of professionals agree offering alternative investments is a competitive differentiator. However, PwC and McKinsey found just 1.4% of the estimated US$192 trillion in the ...

Balanced portfolios to reap rewards in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
According to UBS' latest Family Office Quarterly Report, investors who keep a diversified multi-asset portfolio as a core investment strategy are most likely to successfully protect and grow real wealth over the year. The report, written by UBS chief ...

Former adviser misled ASIC during investigation: Court

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2023
... unlisted McFaddens Securities shares to clients between 2015 and 2021. The shares included pre-IPO companies like Steppes Alternative Asset Management, Trinus Impact Capital, and ASAF Critical Metals and its local, now defunct subsidiary Aus Streaming. ...

ASIC, APRA slam premium hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... annum, with no additional work to be done. However, in the client's interest, the financial planner will look at alternative policies with other insurance companies to offset this higher cost," he said. "The client's health is an important consideration ...

JPMAM to bring more alts strategies to wholesale investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
Local wholesale investors will have greater access to alternative investments thanks to a new partnership between J.P. Morgan Asset Management and iCapital. JPMAM said the new union demonstrates its global strategic priority to democratise alternatives ...

Vale John Quessy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... director and Independent Education Union (IEU) secretary John Quessy has passed away. Quessy served as a director and alternative director for nearly 20 years at the industry fund, until he retired this year. "Our heartfelt thanks go to John for his ...

Federal Court approves BT Super $30m settlement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... members of the Funds". Therefore, BTFM "did not appropriately manage the conflict of interest" and could have sought alternative investment strategies that offer higher expected returns on members' money. About 15,000 group members, who were with ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... to sell their properties in the next 12 months. This is due to the changing market dynamics and investors seeking alternative investment strategies, Resolve Finance said. "Furthermore, 9% of investors are planning to renovate and flip their investment ...

Adviser with Investport links sees ban affirmed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... some clients to establish a self-managed superannuation fund to do so when doing so was less cost-effective than an alternative option. One such client had financial difficulties, with not enough in the SMSF to cover insurance payments, while facing ...