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Institutional Shareholder Services to acquire Rainmaker Information

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
Rainmaker Information (Rainmaker), publisher of Financial Standard, this month signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), a leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions ...

MySuper performance soars

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
... options have delivered the best annual financial returns in over three decades, new research shows. The latest data from Rainmaker Information's Default MySuper Index recorded 2020/21 financial year returns of an average of 18%, after all fees and taxes. ...

BT Super for Life ups insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... for Life (1980s lifestage fund) was the third-best performing default personal fund to year ending May, according to Rainmaker. It returned 23.9% over the 12 months, and was the 12 th best performing on 10 years with 8.1% p.a. In October 2020, BT Super ...

More advisers exit in June

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... financial year with 690 advisers, while The SMSF Advisers Network (SAN) had 669 representatives at the end of the period, Rainmaker modelling of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows. Morgans Financial (470), Synchronised Business Services (434) ...

Index fund tops risk-adjusted rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... had the highest number of mentions (26) across seven products in the Top 10s. Challenger ranked second with 22 and Pendal Group third with 18. Many of the products were recognised in the recent annual Investment Leadership Awards. Macquarie Investment ...

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... managing investment risk. The awards span 21 categories across six major asset class sectors, with analysis conducted by Rainmaker Information. In addition to pitting managers against their peers and examining performance over multiple time periods ...

MAX Award winners crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... awarded to Australian Ethical and Integrated Campaign of the Year was awarded to Aware Super for its rebrand. Rainmaker Group managing director Christopher Page said the MAX Awards are becoming more and more competitive, with a record 17,000 votes across ...

Cost of group insurance declines

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
Despite the spate of superannuation funds increasing the cost of cover, new Rainmaker analysis shows group insurance premiums fell by 7% to a four-year low of $8.7 billion. The research, conducted over 10 years, also revealed that not-for-profit (NFP) ...

Adviser numbers fall below 20k

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... financial advisers has officially dipped to 19,922, declining about 11% compared to this time last year. As at June 3, Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register shows that there are currently 2144 active AFSLs. This is compared to 2175 ...

Life insurers getting into rehab concerning: SCA

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... funds' premium collections on group policies fell 15% to $8 billion in 2019-2020, according to APRA data. According to Rainmaker, this is the first time that premium collections. However, claims showed only a marginal drop. Between 2004-15 premiums ...