MLC Life Insurance makes senior operational excellence appointment

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MLC Life Insurance has appointed Craig Dainton as General Manager of Customer & Adviser Operations to deliver on the business’s deep commitment to operational excellence and an exceptional total customer... Read more continue reading

Rental vacancy rates rise to 1.2%

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SQM Research has revealed national residential property rental vacancy rates continued to rise to 1.2% in April 2023. This marks the third consecutive monthly rise in rental vacancies. The total... Read more continue reading

Federated Hermes appoints Head of Distribution for Asia Pacific

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Federated Hermes, a global leader in active, responsible investment management, has announced the appointment of Jim Roland as Head of Distribution for Asia Pacific. Jim will report into Paul Uhlman,... Read more continue reading

HUB24 expands relationship with Striver to support next generation of advisers 

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HUB24 has announced they will expand their relationship with Striver, a leading HR technology platform, to provide more educational resources to support the next generation of financial advisers. While the number... Read more continue reading

Lack of a gender equality target a missed opportunity

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The Federal Budget 2023 was on the right side of progress for gender equality and that’s something Financy absolutely welcomes. But there was still no sign of a gender equality... Read more continue reading

Datt Capital to optimise opportunities in Australian small cap sector with a new fund

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Datt Capital, a boutique Australian equity investment manager, has a small cap fund on the drawing boards, believing the market timing is opportune to uncover alpha in this market sector.... Read more continue reading

BlackRock iShares to launch the Australian market’s lowest-cost Infrastructure and Real Estate ETFs

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BlackRock Australia has announced the upcoming launch of two new core ETFs – the iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF (GLIN) and the iShares Core FTSE Global Property... Read more continue reading

Shifts from cash to digital payments driving opportunities in global equities

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Companies that enable digital payments are set to grow their earnings in a meaningful way in the medium to long term, according to partner and portfolio manager at Munro Partners,... Read more continue reading

Banks deliver record earnings, confirming a simpler industry requiring discipline and diversification – PwC Major Banks Analysis Half Year May 2023

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Key points Record cash earnings of $17b, up $3b on half, driven by net interest margin (NIM), trading income, strong cost management and non-recurrence of notables Return on equity (ROE)... Read more continue reading

UniSuper directly enters Europe with $1 billion investment in mobile towers

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UniSuper, the award winning $115 billion superannuation fund open to all Australians, has secured a 5% indirect stake in leading mobile towers business Vantage Towers in an AUD $1 billion... Read more continue reading