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Government vows support for SMEs, self-funded retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Small business owners and self-funded retirees will get a boost out of the upcoming Federal Budget, with the government pledging to lower uplift rates, digitalise trust income reporting and improving the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system. Announced yesterday ...

UniSuper makes venture capital play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... investment blossom and grow over time." Under the agreement, UniSuper has committed $75 million into Uniseed which will cover existing projects as well as new developments across industries of the future, such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, quantum ...

AMP North bolsters offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
AMP's North has added 18 investment options to its investment menu, covering equities, property, bonds and technology, and launched partner portolios on the platform. Some of the new additions to the investment menu include the BetaShares Crypto Innovators ...

Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... Baby Boomers did this by age 30, while 26% of Gen X did. Interestingly, 31% of Millennials reported having taken out life cover before turning 30. Meanwhile, 25% of Baby Boomers wrote a Will before turning 30, compared to 22% of Gen X and 19% of Millennials. ...

Morningstar bets on active fund managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
As market sell-offs continue to pummel ASX-listed active fund managers, Morningstar is betting big that Pendal, Magellan, Pinnacle and Platinum will deliver past the short-term noise. The fund mangers' "compounding potential" for larger assets under ...

JPMAM appoints sustainable investing head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... La Française Group where he was head of ESG and sustainable investment research, leading a buy-side ESG research team to cover a range of actively managed equity and credit portfolios. Prior to that, Rott held positions GO Investment Partners and DWS ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... the Overall Annuity Provider of the Year winner, and also won the Long-Term Income Stream category. MetLife's Protect Life Cover Plan won the Term/TPD category, while PPS Mutual took out the award for Risk Product Innovation. The awards are based on ...

Principals' Community retains BT members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
The newly independent Principals' Community has retained 92% of previous members after parting ways with BT Financial Group. The community, headed up Kon Costas, is a service for self-licensed financial advice businesses - offering support, education ...

Startup launches risk retention option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... targets customers who want to cancel their policy. iExtend partners with policyholders by paying the premiums of the co-owned cover. Policyholders are able to maintain their cover and receive benefits albeit at a lower level but will no longer have to ...

Hostplus, Statewide provide merger details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... year, while the Hostplus Socially Responsible Investment - Balanced option is just $281.89 a year. The cost of insurance cover will also increase marginally for Statewide members, despite both funds sharing MetLife as group insurer and the policy terms ...