Household Capital acquires government home equity scheme specialist Pension Boost to lead the Australian home equity retirement funding sector

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Household Capital has announced its acquisition of an innovative home equity access start-up, Pension Boost. Pension Boost takes the hassle out of the process of accessing the HEAS with Centrelink... Read more continue reading

North launches market first Buy, Badge, Build managed portfolios

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North, one of Australia’s leading wrap investment platforms, has launched a market-first managed portfolio offer for advisers and their clients; Buy, Badge, Build. Buy, Badge, Build allows advice practices the flexibility to... Read more continue reading

MLC Life Insurance appoints new board director

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MLC Life Insurance (MLCL) has appointed Catherine Dubé to the MLC Limited Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with effect from 16 December 2022. Catherine will also be appointed Chair... Read more continue reading

The home price slump continued in November, with still more to go

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Key Points Australian national average home prices fell another 1% in November and are now down by 6.9% from their high, having seen their steepest fall in the last forty... Read more continue reading

Janus Henderson appoints Chief Responsibility Officer

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Janus Henderson Group plc (NYSE: JHG, ASX: JHG) has announced the appointment of Michelle Dunstan as Chief Responsibility Officer. Joining on 9 January 2023, Michelle will be responsible for overseeing... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees completes Australian Executor Trustees acquisition

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EQT Holdings Limited (ASX: EQT) (Equity Trustees), have announced it had completed the acquisition of Australian Executor Trustees Limited (AET) from SFG Australia Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insignia... Read more continue reading

Peter Fredricson appointed AMP Chief Financial Officer

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AMP Limited has announced the appointment of Peter Fredricson as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the group Executive Committee. Mr Fredricson will start in the role... Read more continue reading

Australian High Net Worth (HNW) Investor population steadies as both property and equity markets face headwinds

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Leading research firm Investment Trends has publicly released its 2022 High Net Worth Investor Report, an in-depth study of Australian HNW’s investing behaviour, product needs and advice needs. The latest... Read more continue reading

Artificial intelligence and anti-discrimination: Major new publication

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The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Actuaries Institute (Institute) said while artificial intelligence (AI) promises faster and smarter decision making, safeguards are needed to prevent potential discrimination. A... Read more continue reading

Time to set a higher bar

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With general advice set to remain in play under the Quality of Advice Review (QAR), albeit in a more restricted form, and non-relevant providers likely to be able to give... Read more continue reading