Strengthening and streamlining oversight of the financial advice sector

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Joint media release with Senator the Hon Jane Hume, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology: The Morrison Government is implementing further reforms to strengthen the financial advice... Read more continue reading

PPS Mutual simplifies underwriting process to optimise member experience

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PPS Mutual has updated its medical and financial underwriting requirements to better meet the needs of members. The changes have been designed to reduce the member application process by several... Read more continue reading

Sean McCormack to join Australia’s newest life insurer

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Integrity Life is delighted to announce the appointment of Sean McCormack as its new CEO. Sean joins Integrity from MLC Life, where he has spent the past 11 years, most... Read more continue reading

CIP Asset Management enters retail funds management

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Leading alternative credit manager CIP Asset Management (CIPAM) has entered the retail fixed income funds management market, with the launch of a retail version of the CIPAM Credit Income Fund.... Read more continue reading

Michael Dwyer joins Bennelong boards

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Industry veteran Michael Dwyer AM has been appointed as a non-executive director to the boards of Bennelong Funds Management Ltd and its parent company Bennelong Funds Management Group Pty Ltd,... Read more continue reading

American Century boosts local team

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In response to growing local investor demand for its broad array of investment strategies, global asset manager American Century Investments has appointed Noble Dhaliwal to the role of senior client... Read more continue reading

REAL Property Funds launches Australia’s only dedicated website for property funds

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REAL Property Funds is Australia’s only dedicated website for property funds. “Our aim is to be the no.1 website where investors can find details about current property fund offerings and... Read more continue reading

CountPlus Member firm O’Brien Accountants & Advisors completes tuck-in acquisition

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CountPlus has continued its focus on strategic growth, with Melbourne-based Member firm O’Brien Accountants & Advisers (O’Brien) announcing it has completed a tuck-in acquisition to acquire the accounting services of... Read more continue reading

The Myer Foundation invests in newly launched Mirova fund under ESG portfolio restructure

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Global asset manager, Natixis Investment Managers, has announced the launch into the Australian market of its award-winning sustainable investment equities strategy, the Global Sustainable Equity Fund (the Fund), managed by... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 4 December, 2020

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets mostly pushed higher again over the last week helped by reasonably good economic data, renewed stimulus talk in... Read more continue reading