CommSec State of the States – October 2023

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out which state or territory is Australia’s economic leader. Now in its 15th year, the... Read more continue reading

General Insurance Code Governance Committee continues efforts to improve compliance and accountability

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The General Insurance Code Governance Committee’s (CGC) Annual Report highlights its ongoing efforts to improve industry compliance and accountability. The report, released last week, details how the CGC’s recent inquiry... Read more continue reading

Economic and geopolitical volatility demands greater flexibility and action from advisers

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Financial advisers must be increasingly nimble, agile and flexible in the current volatile economic and geopolitical environment, according to the Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, Partner and Chair of The Asia... Read more continue reading

Russell Investments supports expanding Asia Pacific business with senior appointments

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Russell Investments has announced a series of appointments to support the global investment solutions firm’s next phase of growth across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Tim Furlan will lead as Managing... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF Making a Difference Award recognises Ben Marsh’s contributions during 2023 natural disasters

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) is pleased to announce the winner of the ANZIIF Making a Difference Awards in the Claims category, Ben Marsh... Read more continue reading

Franklin Templeton appoints Oliver Britton as Business Development Manager

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Franklin Templeton has announced the appointment of Oliver Britton as Business Development Manager based in Sydney, Australia. Britton joins the firm from Perpetual Asset Management where he was Key Account... Read more continue reading

Loyalty among Super fund members at its strongest in three years

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Results from the latest CSBA FEAL Superannuation CX Benchmarking report showed a significant rise in member loyalty over a six-month period. The report, comprising surveys of 7,202 individual fund members from... Read more continue reading

ASIC launches consumer awareness campaign – ‘Don’t get burnt by hype’

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ASIC has launched a consumer campaign to raise awareness of the risk associated with investment hype to coincide with the Australian release of Dumb Money, a new film about the... Read more continue reading

Federated Hermes adds to Private Credit team

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Federated Hermes has announced the appointment of Damien Hedderwick as a Director in its Private Credit team. Reporting to the Head of Direct Lending, Laura Vaughan, Damien will be based... Read more continue reading

September quarter consumer price index: the RBA to reveal hawk talons

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An annual increase of 5.2 per cent in the annual trimmed-mean (TM) inflation rate makes a policy rate rise from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday, 7 November... Read more continue reading