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Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... KPMG predicts that Australia will continue to burn fossil fuels. "Australia will have a smaller fleet of coal-fired generation facilities. Fossil fuels will still be around but the low cost of renewables, carbon prices and a desire for positive ESG investments ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
A newly launched sub-plan of Aracon Super has officially launched, marketed to millennials with a PDS revealing relatively high fees, expensive insurance and big ambitions. Elevate Super launched today, after Financial Standard revealed its plans last ...

Investment boutique makes PIMCO hire

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... opportunities. "This is a pre-emptive investment in resourcing to ensure we maintain our highest standards of alpha generation and client service as we continue to grow in a considered and sustainable way." Ardea has also announced the appointment of ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... Zurich Insurance Group, draws on a survey of nearly 800 Forum members, as well as 200 members of the Forum's younger generation community, asked to rank their concerns in terms of likelihood and impact. The report argues the world is waking up to ...

BlackRock wakes up to climate change

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... investors do so - or even 5% - we will witness massive capital shifts. And this dynamic will accelerate as the next generation takes the helm of government and business," he said. Fink said the financial sector had been slow to take notice of climate ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... okay, and are immensely proud to be able to help their children and provide a family legacy of providing for the next generation." However, financial adviser Troy Theobald said Boomers are starting to feel the pinch. "Baby Boomers are dealing with their ...

Double exit from investment firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... der Veen and Lucy Foster will be stepping down from their roles as joint chief executives and managing directors of Generation Life at the end of this month. In an announcement to the ASX, Generation Life said the decision is due to "personal circumstances" ...

Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... said Market Forces research director Jack Bertolus. "This means committing to exit thermal coal mining and coal power generation in OECD countries like Australia by 2030, as Commonwealth Bank has already done." Market Forces lauded CBA for releasing ...

Aussies unprepared for wealth transfer

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... period of supercharged wealth accumulation which has resulted in a stark contrast in levels of wealth between their generation compared to millennials," Baker said. Rising costs of living, as well as stagnant wage growth and a volatile property market ...

Advice dealer group rebrands

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... pleased to continue our long-term commitment to advice businesses, in addition to providing them with access to next-generation technology and infrastructure to support the governance and delivery of advice." Donat said clients will benefit from increased ...