Zurich Australia announces leadership appointments to Life & Investments’ Group Insurance team 

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Zurich’s Life & Investments is pleased to announce three senior leadership appointments to its Group Insurance team. Zurich is the largest retail life insurer in Australia and these appointments show... Read more continue reading

Lonsec upgrades Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund

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The Tribeca Alpha Plus Fund has been upgraded to a ‘Recommended’ rating from research house Lonsec. This comes after the Fund was also upgraded to ‘Recommended’ by research house Zenith in June 2021. The ‘Recommended’ rating... Read more continue reading

Four senior appointments at SPDR Asia Pacific

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State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation, has announced four appointments for its SPDR ETFs business in Asia Pacific. Kathleen Gallagher has been appointed as... Read more continue reading

MFS expands equities offering with Global New Discovery Trust

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MFS Investment Management (MFS®) has expanded its equity product offering for Australian and New Zealand investors with the launch of its MFS Global New Discovery Trust, which actively invests in... Read more continue reading

Why is Australian housing so expensive and what can be done to improve housing affordability?

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Key points The key drivers of poor housing affordability and high household debt levels in Australia have been low rates and poor housing supply. Macro prudential controls to slow home... Read more continue reading

SMSFs exemption from retirement income strategy legislation gets thumbs up

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The SMSF Association has thrown its in principle support behind the Government’s decision to remove SMSFs from the legislative requirement for trustees to develop a retirement income strategy for fund... Read more continue reading

Caroline Hedges appointed Head of Credit at Aviva Investors

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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva Plc (‘Aviva’), has appointed Caroline Hedges as Head of Credit, following the promotion of Colin Purdie to Chief Investment Officer, Liquid... Read more continue reading

Dispelling the myths about digital advice and compliance

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There is a common perception in the financial services industry that digital advice does not meet the compliance requirements of Australia’s regulators, but this is not the case, says Craig... Read more continue reading

Zenith builds ESG momentum with internal appointment

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Zenith Investment Partners has appointed Dugald Higgins to the expanded role of head of responsible investment & real assets, to lead the growth of the business’s responsible investment offering and... Read more continue reading

Delta plays havoc with spending trends

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Consumer confidence; Retail trade What happened?  Retail trade fell by 1.7 per cent in August to be down 0.7 per cent on a year ago. Consumer sentiment rose 0.4 per... Read more continue reading