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Equip, corporate fund merger complete

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... process. BOC is a supplier of gases, chemicals and safety equipment based in the UK. The super fund was established in 1937 to cater to current and former employees and their partners. The corporate fund is among the oldest super funds in Australia ...

MetLife upgrades adviser platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021
MetLife Australia unveiled a new digital platform for financial advisers to cater to regulatory and product changes that took effect this month. Key product changes follow APRA's reforms to income protection which kicked off in October. The platform ...

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 ...

Focus acquires sixth advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
A Brisbane-based financial advice firm is the latest to join the Focus Financial Partners global network. MISSO Wealth Management is a self-licensed advice firm catering to high and ultra-high-net-worth clients. After signing a definitive agreement ...

MLC Life refreshes income protection offering

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... income protection cover that reflects contemporary needs, offering more sustainable premiums, while providing options to cater to specific requirements," MLC Life chief life insurance officer Michael Rogers said. He said the insurer "went back to the ...

JPMorgan Chase acquires financial planning platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
JPMorgan Chase is set to acquire a financial planning platform focused on the needs of college students and their families. The platform, Frank, currently serves more than five million students at over 6000 institutions across the US. It caters to those ...

Short-termism damaging climate outcomes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Despite responsible investing becoming the new normal, a panel of experts have argued that short-term thinking is allowing companies to get away with actions that are out of line with action on climate change. Speaking at the Australian Institute of ...

Maritime Super criticises unfair YFYS test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... Finally, Robertson urged the prudential regulator to acknowledge there is a place for smaller, bespoke super funds that cater to a very specific demographic. "There is an argument to say that members in smaller funds with higher engagement who are under ...

Perpetual acquires advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
Perpetual Private has acquired a boutique financial advice firm with over 1000 clients and $915 million of assets. Established in 2015, Jacaranda Financial Planning caters to the high-net-worth market with a team of nine advisers based in Sydney and ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... government made it legal for companies to switch their meetings (including AGMs) from physical locations to videoconferencing, to cater for pandemic lockdowns. The move was supported by the Australian Banking Association, and the AICD. But it was criticised ...