Man GLG Asia Equity Opportunities Fund launched in response to market demand rated ‘RECOMMENDED’ by Zenith

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Man GLG, the discretionary investment management engine of Man Group, has launched the Man GLG Asia Opportunities Fund in response to increasing adviser demand for, and opportunities in, Asian equities.... Read more continue reading

Schroders Australia appoints Colin Keenan as institutional sales manager

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Schroders Australia has appointed Colin Keenan as Institutional Sales Manager. Mr Keenan will be based in Melbourne and report to Schroders Australia Head of Sales, Ray Macken. He joins Schroders... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF’s panellists revealed for GI Insurance Breakfast

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has revealed the panellists for this year’s General Insurance Breakfast, which will be held at The Fullerton Sydney and... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 11 November, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Global shares surged over the last week helped by lower than expected US inflation for October, which is seen as taking pressure off the Fed... Read more continue reading

Chubb Promotes Ben Howell to Lead Consumer Business in Asia Pacific  

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Chubb has announced the promotion of Ben Howell to Regional Head of Consumer, APAC for its general insurance business in the Asia Pacific region. Currently, he serves as Regional Head... Read more continue reading

The SMSF Association remains resolutely opposed to a cap on superannuation balances

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SMSF Association CEO John Maroney says: “We do not and have never supported a cap on superannuation balances. The small number of SMSFs with extremely large balances are a legacy... Read more continue reading

AFCA COO recognised in Not-for-Profit Executive awards

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority’s Chief Operating Officer, Justin Untersteiner, has been recognised as one of Australia’s leading not-for-profit executives in CEO Magazine’s prestigious Executive of the Year Awards. Mr Untersteiner... Read more continue reading

iExtend appoints Senior Risk Manager

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iExtend has appointed Lindsay Stark as Senior Risk Manager to provide support and expert guidance on the growing number of individual qualifying policies to be co-owned by iExtend. Lindsay brings... Read more continue reading

Consumer confidence in a ‘comfortable’ retirement at near historic low levels

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Leading research firm Investment Trends has released its latest 2022 Retirement Income Report, an in-depth study of Australians’ attitudes towards retirement and post-retirement issues. The latest report highlights confidence levels have plummeted to ten... Read more continue reading

Australian banking – the last calm before the storm: KPMG Major Australian Banks Full Year Analysis 2022

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KPMG’s Major Australian Banks Full Year Analysis Report 2022 finds that the Majors reported a combined cash profit after tax from continuing operations of $28.5 billion, up 7.2% on FY21.... Read more continue reading