BetaShares October Australian ETF Review – ETF industry breaks the $20b barrier

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The Australian exchange traded fund industry has recorded rapid growth in October, breaking through the $20 billion mark in total funds under management (FUM), according to the BetaShares Australian ETF... Read more continue reading

Synchron: Make LIF improvements work

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Synchron Director Don Trapnell said that while the amendments to the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) announced last Friday will not satisfy everyone, they do represent a significant improvement on the... Read more continue reading

Sunsuper announces strategic partnership with Neuberger Berman

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Sunsuper has awarded a large diversified mandate to Neuberger Berman that will form the basis of a multi-asset class strategic partnership. Sunsuper’s partnership with Neuberger Berman accesses a globally diversified... Read more continue reading

TAL improves identification process for Group Insurance members

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TAL’s new identification process has streamlined verification for members, saving them time and reducing paperwork. Utilising the governments’ Document Verification Service (DVS), members can now efficiently validate their identity documents... Read more continue reading

TAL announced as a leader of workplace gender equality

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Australia’s largest life insurer TAL has been awarded an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality Citation by the Commonwealth Workplace Gender Equality Agency. The citation is awarded to organisations that... Read more continue reading

New research tools to enhance ETF selection rigour

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With the available array of investment opportunity in the ETF landscape broadening, AltaVista Research has released more functional tools to enhance ETF selection and for advisors to more readily grasp... Read more continue reading

LIF pulse check research: advisers already ‘future proofing’

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Almost two thirds of advisers consider themselves prepared for the next year’s Life Insurance Framework (LIF) changes, with most of their efforts to this point focused around efficiency opportunities and... Read more continue reading

SMSFs can have role in estate planning strategies

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There is still far too much confusion about the role of superannuation, especially self managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), in estate planning warns Michael Hutton, head of wealth management at HLB... Read more continue reading

Megatrends: New power

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When more than 190 nations gather in Paris next month for the UN Climate Change Conference, there is a strong hope that new targets on greenhouse gas emissions can be... Read more continue reading

New data on Australia’s declining birth rate highlight need for offshore markets

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Peter Fay, Director of Research with brokerage firm Invast Australia, says while the decision by China to end its one child policy is welcome news for Blackmores and Bega Cheese... Read more continue reading