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NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... chief executive Matt Whineray said what matters to a long-term investor is the total fund performance over time. "Over the life of the super fund, our active investment strategies have generated $15.1 billion more than a passive, index-linked strategy ...

Priority Advisory Group, Wise Planners merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... Based in Sydney's north shore, the newly merged firm will have four divisions: personal and family wealth, aged care, life risk insurance, and workplace financial advice. The two practices are authorised representatives of Fortnum Private Wealth. ...

AI to revolutionise investment industry: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... to the investor base but yield greater societal benefits and strengthen overall industry support. "As investment product life cycles accelerate, firms and professionals must embrace innovation and embed creative thinking, teamwork, and ethics into product ...

NGS Super to debut retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
NGS Super is set to launch a new retirement product this November in a bid to help decumulation phase members retire with confidence. NGS Super chief executive Natalie Previtera told Financial Standard that the $14.2 billion superannuation fund will ...

TAL launches new look Accelerated Protection range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023
... had a range of updates that were effective September 8. The Accelerated Protection series includes four cover types, being life insurance, total and permanent disability, critical illness, and income protection. It also offers critical illness cover ...

Spark adopts two fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... complexity around financial planning while enabling Spark advisers to visually demonstrate necessary cashflow levels at each life stage so clients can invest accordingly. Oko Platforms chief executive Tom Culver commented that the platform aggregates ...

Life Sherpa rolls out investment solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
Hybrid advice provider Life Sherpa is partnering with OpenInvest to offer a low-cost managed investment portfolio solution for clients with low balances. With a minimum investment of $5000, the offering comprises four diversified portfolios with a range ...

CALI launches scholarship to boost female risk advisers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) has launched a program that aims to entice more women into the life insurance industry. The industry body said its inaugural ReCALIbrate program will provide $2000 in grants to support the attendance of ...

Financial advice firms profits jumps: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
... path to a future state where different advice delivery mechanisms that can cater to different client groups and different life stages co-exist harmoniously - ultimately supporting a growing cohort of Australians with preparing for retirement."

Integrity Life to cease writing new retail policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2023
Integrity Life will not take on any new retail advised business, saying the decline in risk advisers has forced a strategic pivot. Integrity Group, the parent company of Integrity Life, said it undertook a review of the business' strategy, considering ...