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Challenger reveals key annuity relationships

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Challenger has announced two new annuity relationships with Australian and international partners. Challenger's full range of annuity products will now be available through AMP's investment and administration platforms and will also be available through ...

CPI says RBA no go on Melbourne Cup Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
You can bet the house on your favourite steed come 1 November, Melbourne Cup Day, but not on the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shaving another 25 basis points off the official cash rate that currently stands at a record low 1.5%. This is the message ...

NobleOak Life offerings recognised for excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
The 2016 Direct Life Insurance Excellence Awards have been presented in Sydney by Strategic Insight, the research house formerly known as Plan for Life. NobleOak Life took home the overall Direct Life Insurance Excellence Award, also receiving the TPD ...

ClearView welcomes new strategic shareholder

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
A Japanese life insurance company has acquired a strategic stake in ClearView Wealth and has announced a collaboration partnership between the two companies. Sony Life Insurance (Sony Life) has agreed with Crescent Capital Partners to acquire a 14.9% ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
Impact investments are not only positively impacting the lives of tens of thousands of people but are also delivering strong returns to investors, according to a new report from Impact Investing Australia. The first data-set of Australian impact investments ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
US consumer confidence The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 98.6 in October following a downwardly revised 103.5 reading (from 104.1) in the previous month. This is much lower than market expectations for a slight decrease to ...

FOX appoints Australia/NZ market leader

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
The global family office association, Family Office Exchange, has appointed a market leader for Australia and New Zealand. Peter Roach takes on the role having been the chief executive of the Fairfax family office, Cambooya Services, for 12 years. He ...

UBS and Clarion launch global infrastructure fund

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
UBS Asset Management and CBRE Clarion Securities have launched a global listed infrastructure fund. The UBS Clarion Global Infrastructure Securities Fund is aimed at giving investors a stable income stream with a moderate - roughly 0.65, historically ...

CBA in world-first blockchain transaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank and Wells Fargo have embarked on the first global trade transaction between two independent banks via blockchain. The transaction involved a shipment of 88 cotton bales from Texas to Qingdao, China using a distributed ledger known ...

Investors must look to dividend yield over growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
Exposure to higher dividend yield stocks can be beneficial to retiring investors seeking income, even at the expense of dividend growth, according to AXA Investment Managers. New research from the global asset manager discredits common misunderstandings ...