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Global equities continue to soar: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
Global equities fared better than Australian equities in the three years to September on a risk adjusted-basis, a new RMetrics report finds. Rainmaker's quarterly RMetrics report looked at Australian and global shares across 270 products. On a risk-adjusted ...

QIC enters private debt, hires from AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
QIC has hired AMP Capital's former head of global infrastructure debt, as it enters a new asset class in private debt. Andrew Jones will join QIC as its head of private debt, effective February 1. He will report to QIC chief executive Damien Frawley. ...

Xinja returns deposits

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
The neobank has become the first Australian bank to return its customer deposits after it withdrew its banking products and announced the return of its authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) licence. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Does financial services have a problem with women?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
A wrongful dismissal case brought by a former IOOF employee detailing sexual harassment and gender discrimination among colleagues has once again shone an unwanted spotlight on the financial services industry, calling into question the sector's ...

HUB24 posts record inflows

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
HUB24 picked up $1.7 billion net inflows, 24 new licensee agreements and 113 advisers in the December quarter. The $1.7 billion in net inflows is 26% higher than the September quarter and 37% higher than the December 2019 quarter. Meanwhile, strong ...

Optimum Pensions partners with Generation Life

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
David Orford's Optimum Pensions has signed a five-year exclusive agreement with Generation Life to bring its retirement income product to the market. Generation Life will manufacture, administer, market and distribute an investment-linked pension ...

AIA progresses with acquisition

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
The life insurer is a step closer to finalising the acquisition of CommInsure Life, having now contacted policyholders. AIA Australia and CommInsure Life has sent a letter to CommInsure policyholders to inform them of the intended transfer by way of ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second state of emergency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
Japan may need to spend more to mitigate the expected slowing in consumption and business activity following the declaration of the second state of emergency. The worst of the pandemic appeared to have passed when Yoshihide Suga took over from Shinzo ...

MySuper eyes growth asset returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
MySuper products are achieving near growth-like returns yet incurring investment risk closer to that of balanced products on average, new research shows. Rainmaker's latest RMetrics report found the 55 MySuper funds analysed delivered three-year ...

Quoted funds going strong at Mainstream

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
Mainstream said half of the 150,000 plus investors it services are now invested in a quoted fund, as it reports December quarter assets. Mainstream added $14 billion in funds under advice, four clients and 53 funds in the quarter ending December 2020. ...