Boral investors urge it to stay the course on green transition

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Australian Ethical Investment is leading a group of high-profile investors that have written to Boral’s board of directors urging it not to turn its back on its 1.5-degree Paris-aligned emissions... Read more continue reading

Responsible underwriting 2.0, creating trust, affordability, and claims confidence

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Introducing responsible underwriting 2.0 When viewed from a technical perspective, it is tempting to characterise life insurance as revolving almost entirely around the interplay between product design, pricing, underwriting and... Read more continue reading

Signs of stabilisation in China after an underwhelming reopening

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While China is facing an economic slowdown, and consumer and business confidence has weakened, signs of stabilisation could point to more positive signs ahead supporting a potential outperformance of the... Read more continue reading

Super funds retreat in September but still on pace for a positive CY23 return

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Super funds retreated in September as investment markets reacted nervously to the prospect of a sustained period of higher interest rates, with the median growth fund (61 to 80% in... Read more continue reading

Separation surge, super and pensions: what’s top of mind for advisers

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When clients separate, advisers face an ethics-related question: can they advise one or both? How can advisers manage a conflict of interest? Since the COVID pandemic, BT’s Technical Services team... Read more continue reading

BlackRock iShares to launch low-cost gold ETF in the Australian market

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BlackRock Australia has announced its intent to launch the iShares Physical Gold ETF (ASX: GLDN) priced at 0.18%. The launch of GLDN furthers BlackRock’s commitment to broaden the local iShares... Read more continue reading

Federation shores up its presence in social infrastructure sector

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Federation Asset Management Pty Ltd (Federation), an Australian private equity investment manager, notes there is an estimated $10 billion of investment opportunity in the social infrastructure space with over 20,000... Read more continue reading

Aged Care Steps launches 2023 Aged Care Adviser of the Year Awards

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Industry leader Aged Care Steps has launched the 2023 ACS Aged Care Adviser of the Year Awards. Following the success of their inaugural awards last year, Aged Care Steps is... Read more continue reading

Two University endowments support launch of Osmosis ex-Fossil Fuel Funds

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With the undisputable link between carbon emissions and the frequency and severity of climate-related disasters impacting populations around the world, many investors are reviewing their portfolios’ fossil fuel exposure and... Read more continue reading

Life insurance profits double, premiums rise, KPMG industry review shows

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Australia’s life insurance industry doubled its profits to $1.2bn in the 12 months to 30 June 2023, KPMG’s annual market review reveals. The cost of premiums for individual-advised disability income... Read more continue reading