Investors can help accelerate global energy system transition

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The global energy system is undergoing a transition away from fossil fuels toward a new energy model, a transition that will continue and accelerate over the coming decades. “This has... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees appoints new director to Super Board

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Australia’s leading trustee company Equity Trustees has announced the appointment of Paul Rogan as an independent director to the Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited Board (ETSL). Equity Trustees’ Managing Director, Mick... Read more continue reading

AMP Bank records increase in customers switching to principal and interest loans

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AMP Bank has recorded a 14 per cent increase in the number of existing home loan customers switching from interest-only to principal and interest loans since the first round of... Read more continue reading

Lifespan Financial Planning throws weight behind advice industry fighting fund

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Lifespan Financial Planning, one of Australia’s largest privately-owned financial advice networks, has thrown its financial support behind the industry’s constitutional challenge to legislation to ban grandfathered commissions and encouraged its... Read more continue reading

AXA Investment Managers to launch fourth impact investing strategy focusing on emerging and frontier consumers

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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is to expand its suite of impact investment portfolios by launching a private market strategy focusing on opportunities that address the basic needs of emerging... Read more continue reading

Latest appointment confirms Equity Trustees’ offshore strategy

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Equity Trustees’ London-based Fund Services business has been appointed Authorised Corporate Director (ACD) for the River and Mercantile Funds (ICVC), effective 21 October 2019. Since being established in 2006 River... Read more continue reading

Australian Actuaries Climate Index shows Autumn 2019 second hottest Autumn since index started

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The Australian Actuaries Climate Index shows Autumn 2019 continued the pattern of extreme weather: last Autumn ranked as the second most extreme in the number of hot days ever recorded... Read more continue reading

Westpac CFO Peter King to retire in 2020

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Westpac Group Chief Executive Officer Mr Brian Hartzer has announced that Peter King, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to retire in 2020 after a distinguished 25-year career with Westpac. Mr... Read more continue reading

ampfpa members step up action against AMP

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Members of the AMP Financial Planners Association (ampfpa) are stepping up action to contest changes announced by AMP. Ampfpa CEO, Neil Macdonald said, “AMP is on the record saying it... Read more continue reading

Janus Henderson Investors appoints new Head of Operations

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Janus Henderson Investors (ASX / NYSE: JHG) has announced the appointment of Donna Crawford as Head of Operations for Australia. Based in Melbourne, Donna will oversee the day-to-day operational aspects... Read more continue reading