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Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... January 1994. "The marriage is irretrievably broken. We ask the court to dissolve our marriage and find that our marital community ended on the date stated in our separation contract," the filing said. Their youngest child has just turned 18, so no custody ...

Disability income faces reckoning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... income benefits, which are increasingly becoming unaffordable and being shunned by people who need it the most. "The community suffers in a wider sense from poorly designed and over-engineered products. Including products, I designed when I was chief ...

Queensland advice firm joins Connectus

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... is the next step in our continued evolution to expand our value proposition. We are excited to join a collaborative community through which we will gain access to additional resources to accelerate growth and support the firm's long-term succession ...

HESTA hires former Vanguard head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for the health and community services sector, has made a key appointment within its investments team. Stephen Howard has been appointed general manager, defensives. He was the head of fixed income for Asia Pacific ...

Queensland bans Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... dominated by CBA's Dollarmites, released in late 2020. The two-year review found that banks are selling such programs as a "community service" when in reality their purpose is for "commercial gain". Providers do not effectively disclose that school-banking ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... consumer expectations that their money doesn't contribute to further climate change. "The Australian investment community has a pivotal role to play in helping to achieve the Paris Agreement on climate change and needs to remain competitive in global ...

Final days to nominate in 2021 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... advertising and sales. The awards feature 22 categories, including Agency Campaign of the Year, Agency Executive of the Year, Community Initiative of the Year, Distribution Team of the Year, Financial Education Campaign of the Year and Marketing Team ...

Life industry to launch framework

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... put in place important long-term commitments by the life insurance industry to delivering for our customers and the community," Clark said. ANZIIF chief executive Prue Willsford agreed and said it is a positive step for the life insurance sector. "Competency ...

MLC GM joins dealer group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... maximise the value we can deliver to our advisory firms and their customers, while maintaining the family-owned culture and community Wealth Market is recognised for."

ClearView adds advice growth role

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... scalable financial advice business. "We are not seeking thousands of advisers but rather our focus is on creating a select community of quality professional businesses using our services," he said. "Over the past few years, ClearView has invested significantly ...