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Stephen Jones changes tack on risk advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
Speaking at the Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) national conference, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation Stephen Jones said his views on life insurance have been challenged. Jones said he has reflected on arguments ...

Economic recap: Week to September 17

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... prosperity for all. But like Mao's 'Great Leap Forward', it could become a failed exercise and undo all the progress Deng Xiaoping's socialist cum capitalist philosophy. "You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille," as Kenny Rogers would ...

UHNWs see net zero as business opportunity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... the ability of governments to address the issue - 61% expressed concern this year's COP26 won't make sufficient progress and 71% believe that developed countries should be increasing financial commitment to developing countries to finance solutions ...

Statewide Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
The $12 billion industry fund is upping insurance premiums from November. The fund, and its group insurer MetLife, communicated to members that from November a series of changes will be made to their insurance. These include an increase to premiums ...

Aussie fund management diversity improves: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
The Australian funds management industry has marginally improved its gender diversity record but still has a long way to go, Citywire's Alpha Female 2021 Report reveals. The annual study of global fund managers and how well the industry is progressing ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... bond purchase program in light of economic conditions and the health situation, and their implications for the expected progress towards full employment and the inflation target," it said. "It will not increase the cash rate until actual inflation is ...

EQT gets 10 more days of due diligence at Iress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
Iress shareholders will have to wait a little longer, as its board grants EQT another 10 days to complete its due diligence. The European private equity firm was granted 30-day access to Iress's books on August 11, at its third bid. EQT's third offer ...

Fund manager names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
Investors Mutual Limited welcomed a new chief executive who recently finished up at a global fund manager. In the newly created role of chief executive, Damon Hambly took the reins on August 1. He reports to the board of IML and is also a member of ...

ASX gender targets 65 years away: CEW

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The ASX 300 needs to improve targets on female representation as the current rate of progress will see it take 65 years for women to make up 40% of line roles in executive leadership teams, data from Chief Executive Women (CEW) shows. The 2021 CEW Senior ...

Aussie neobank partners with crypto exchange

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
Neobank Volt has partnered with digital currency exchange BTC Markets. The partnership will provide integrated banking capabilities to BTC Markets customers, initially via access to a corporate cash management account with real-time notifications and ...