Zurich Life & Investments confirms new executive appointments

From

Zurich Life & Investments has appointed several new executives to the team to further drive the strong growth of the retail business across the Zurich and OnePath brands. Jacqui Lennon will... Read more continue reading

Still The Lucky Country – five reasons why Australian shares are likely to outperform in the year ahead

From

Key points Australia continues to perform better in “controlling” coronavirus, it has a stronger economic support policy response, its major trading partners in Asia are in better shape, the drag... Read more continue reading

Praemium integrates with Xplan

From

Praemium has announced it has integrated with Iress to make it easy for advisers to seamlessly initiate new Praemium applications from within Xplan. Praemium’s existing paperless application with digital acceptance... Read more continue reading

Implemented Portfolios attains $1.5Bil milestone, expands team and board

From

Managed Discretionary Account operator, Implemented Portfolios Limited (IPL) has announced its continued growth, revealing several recent hires within its Corporate Development and Portfolio Management Teams, as well as a strategic... Read more continue reading

ASIC consults on promoting access to affordable advice for consumers

From

ASIC has issued Consultation Paper 332 Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers (CP 332). CP 332 seeks input from industry participants and relevant stakeholders to help ASIC understand: the issues and... Read more continue reading

ASIC Paper on affordable advice ‘a welcomed initiative’

From

The SMSF Association welcomes the release of ASIC’s Consultation Paper, “Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers”, believing it to be an important step forward in addressing the vexed issue... Read more continue reading

SuperFriend welcomes Productivity Commission’s push for broader, earlier mental health support

From

SuperFriend welcomes the release of the highly anticipated final report from the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health, and commends the Commission for recognising the need for an improved mental... Read more continue reading

Ausbil wins Responsible Investments award in Zenith Fund Awards 2020

From

Ausbil has been named the winner of the Responsible Investments award category in the Zenith Fund Awards 2020 for the Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund (Fund). “We are delighted to... Read more continue reading

How engaged are super fund members?

From

SS&C’s has released its latest Whitepaper Driving member engagement and loyalty with digital communications. The survey – SS&C first superannuation stealth survey – found that Australia’s super funds enjoy a... Read more continue reading

Wealth industry set for growth

From

COVID-19 has not slowed the growth in the Australian wealth industry, with the number of products registered over the past 12-18 months significantly higher than the ten-year annual average, according... Read more continue reading