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EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Russia's shocking attack on the Ukraine has far-reaching implications for emerging markets investors. Franklin Templeton's emerging markets team said it is "monitoring developments very closely, with the twin goals of being risk-aware and prioritising ...

AIA sells super, investments business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
AIA is offloading its $8 billion superannuation and investments business to Resolution Life. In an announcement today, AIA said the sale will allow the insurer to focus on its core business of life and health insurance and wellbeing services. AIA came ...

BT unveils new brand campaign

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
BT has launched its first brand campaign in over two years, labelled 'the Insightful Experts'. The Insightful Experts campaign is set to launch across print, online and social media, as well as through a partnership with the Nine network. It promotes ...

SMSF sector grows 11%: ATO stats

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
The latest annual figures from the ATO show the SMSF sector bounced back from the horrors of COVID-19 to add $80 billion in the year to 30 June 2021. Releasing data today, the ATO said total assets in SMSFs hit $822 billion at 30 June 2021. This is ...

Clients want more communication from advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Clients want to hear better communication from financial advisers and more regularly, new research of independent financial advisers reveals. The analysis of 230 IFAs by Business Health in its annual Future Ready report found that only 27% of advice ...

Budget Direct, NobleOak partner for life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Budget Direct has joined forces with NobleOak Life to provide its customers a life insurance offering. The Budget Direct Life Insurance range of covers are available to Budget Direct customers who pay for the Premium Life Direct policy. The policy includes ...

Iress restructures investment management, advice roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Iress has made two senior roles in investment management and financial advice redundant amid a restructure and hired two new executives who came from AMP and a fintech. Managing director for wealth management for Australia and New Zealand Tizzy Vigilante ...

MAX Awards 2022: Nominations open

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 17th year, the Financial Standard MAX Awards recognise the individuals, teams and organisations that are at the top of ...

NAB tops bad advice compensation bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
The National Australia Bank's bad advice compensation bill has hit more than $1.2 billion - the highest liability among the major financial institutions. While NAB Financial Planning and NAB Private Wealth have remediated most of this amount with ...

CDPP dumps ANZ cartel case

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has dropped all charges against the criminal cartel case involving the issue of ANZ shares. Last week, the CDPP withdrew charges against the remaining defendants, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, Deutsche ...