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Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
By most accounts, Jacinda Ardern's island has succeeded in combatting the coronavirus pandemic. As at October 26, worldometer.com data showed that New Zealand ranked among one of the countries in the world with the lowest case of COVID-19 infections ...

Sunsuper, QSuper merger legislation passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... week. The Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Amendment) Bill 2021 was passed by the Queensland Parliament on October 26, enabling the merger. The bill saw a relatively speedy turnaround, having only been introduced on September 1. "Subject ...

Natixis hires sales director from First Sentier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... institutional sales director who spent nearly a decade at First Sentier Investors. Sydney-based Edward Tighe joined Natixis IM in October. He finished up as director of institutional business at First Sentier, formerly known as Colonial First State Global ...

BOQ divests St Andrew's Insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
... Queensland will offload St Andrew's Insurance for $23 million after receiving approval from APRA. BOQ announced on 14 October 2020 that it entered into an agreement with Farmcove Investment Holdings to sell St Andrew's subject to APRA's blessing. ...

MetLife upgrades adviser platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... changes that took effect this month. Key product changes follow APRA's reforms to income protection which kicked off in October. The platform delivers on the reforms without disrupting an adviser's ability to quote and apply for life insurance cover ...

Exam pass rate steady at 60%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
... eligible to sit the November exam. Existing advisers who have failed the exam twice before 1 January 2022 have until 1 October 2022 to pass the exam. Existing advisers who have not sat the exam twice before 1 January 2022 must pass by this date. Overall ...

Harvey Kalman joins Raiz

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
... Kalman was granted 200,000 unlisted options under the company's long term equity incentive plan. The options vest on 31 October 2024 and are exercisable at A$2.302 on or before 31 October 2026. Kalman holds office as a director until the next annual ...

Economic recap: Week to October 22

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
It wasn't so long ago - before the COVID-19 pandemic struck to be precise - that every other central bank around the planet were hopin' and wishin' and prayin' for consumer price inflation to, at the very least, move higher to within ...

Former Dover adviser banned

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... representative of Wealth & Risk Management from 22 July 2015 to 4 May 2016 and Dover Financial Advisers from March 6 to 23 October 2017. ASIC found that Sherwal misunderstood the best interests duty requirements and could not follow proper advice processes. ...

Montgomery adds to global strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... Australian and New Zealand offering. The Polen Capital Global Small and Mid Cap Fund will be available to investors on October 21 following the partnership between both firms in March. The new fund is an open-ended trust with a minimum initial investment ...