Social issues, climate change lead State Street Global Advisors’ asset stewardship agenda

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State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced the release of its Annual Stewardship Report, showcasing the results of its annual stewardship... Read more continue reading

Annual business trading conditions hit 4-year low; Chinese annual food inflation hits 7½-year high

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NAB Business survey; Weekly consumer sentiment; China data Business survey: The NAB business confidence index fell from +3.8 points in July to +1.4 points in August. The long-term average is... Read more continue reading

Xinja Bank is the first, independent Australian neobank to get a licence and launch bank accounts

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Xinja Bank has been granted a full banking licence, and opened bank accounts to early customers: the first transaction accounts from an independent, 100% Australian neobank. The Australian Prudential Regulation... Read more continue reading

ASIC commences court action against Select AFSL over phone sales of life insurance

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ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Select AFSL Pty Ltd (Select), BlueInc Services Pty Ltd (BlueInc), Insurance Marketing Services Pty Ltd (IMS) and director Russell... Read more continue reading

Topdocs partners with The Legal Hub and launches new estate planning platform

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Leading legal document provider Topdocs has announced a new partnership with The Legal Hub as well as the release of their newly updated online estate planning platform, Topdocs Protect. Through... Read more continue reading

Timing of negative super returns can determine fate of retirees

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A combination of factors has created fertile ground for market volatility, resulting in a bumpy ride for super members, who have experienced six negative monthly returns over the past year.... Read more continue reading

Revocation of an Enduring Power of Attorney

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Sometimes it’s necessary to change your power of attorney in which case you’re going to need to revoke the existing appointment. What would happen if you decided that the person... Read more continue reading

Eaton Vance announces new Director of Institutional Business Development, Australia & New Zealand

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Eaton Vance Australia Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp. (NYSE: EV), has announced the appointment of Ty Thurgood as Director of Institutional Business Development, Australia and New Zealand.... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 September, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Good news week! It certainly seemed that way for financial markets with a lot of relatively small positives – the US... Read more continue reading

Zurich Investments launches new Global Growth Opportunities SMA  

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Zurich Investments has announced the launch of a new Separately Managed Account (SMA) focused on global growth opportunities. The Zurich Investments Global Growth Opportunities SMA allows investors the opportunity to... Read more continue reading