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BOQ divests St Andrew's Insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... $26 million after the transaction. St Andrew's was embroiled in the Hayne Royal Commission for its affiliation with Select AFSL's dodgy sales practices. Select terminated its agreement to distribute and promote St Andrew's funeral insurance products ...

Crypto regulation proposed: Bragg

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... businesses to protect consumers, promote investment in Australia and deliver competition, but the industry has concerns. The Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre, chaired by Liberal senator Andrew Bragg, tabled its final ...

Actuaries Institute devises director skills checklist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2021
A new paper from the Actuaries Institute discusses the key skills and experience board directors for financial services companies should have going forward, including an argument that the chair should always be a former chief executive. Former Actuaries ...

New equities fund at Australian Ethical

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... institutional investors looking for an actively managed fund focused on the ASX 300," he said. "We are in early discussions with select values-aligned clients and expect to market the product more widely in coming months." Murray said the fund is more ...

Challenger adds market-linked annuity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... Covenant, Challenger launched a market-linked annuity to its Liquid Lifetime range with five indexation options. Retirees can select from cash, conservative, conservative balanced, balanced, or growth. The different options are constructed from combinations ...

MLC Life refreshes income protection offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... tiering for income above $150,000, and Income Assure+ provides a ratio of up to 90% for six months post claim if customers select the 'booster' option. The products have been designed to suit specific client needs as well as budget. Advisers can also ...

APRA proposes further unlisted valuation rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... practices, APRA said, adding that it hopes registrable superannuation entities will meet their obligations to prudently select, manage and monitor investments.

MFS Investment Management launches new trust

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
The US$685.5 billion fund manager has opened a multisector, small and mid-market-cap equity trust to Australian and New Zealand investors. The MFS Global New Discovery Trust aims to generate alpha by selectively investing in high-quality companies within ...

CFS adds to managed account offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... research. Now they have a pathway to engage in those 'best ideas' from our research team," Ramrakha said. "Advisers can now select the best solution for their practice, whether using our research to construct their own portfolios, or investing in our ...

Baby Boomers cashing in on meme stocks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
According to analysis from Openmarkets Group, on average Baby Boomers and Generation X are making money on meme stocks, while Millennials are losing money. The analysis covered 11 "meme stocks" (stocks whose share prices skyrocketed due to social media ...