TAL appoints new Head of Mental Health

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TAL, Australia’s leading life insurance specialist, has announced the appointment of Glenn Baird to the newly created role of TAL Head of Mental Health. The appointment is in line with TAL’s... Read more continue reading

Xpress Super and RateSetter announce integration to boost SMSF access to peer-to-peer lending

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RateSetter, Australia’s largest retail peer-to-peer lender, has announced a partnership with innovative self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider, Xpress Super. The integration provides investors with direct access to their RateSetter... Read more continue reading

Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Strategy added to FirstChoice platform

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Legg Mason, one of the world’s largest funds management groups today announced that the Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Strategy is now available to all users of the FirstChoice... Read more continue reading

Insurance House bolsters rural presence with two key acquisitions

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Australia’s leading private insurance brokerage Insurance House, has announced the acquisition of two NSW-based brokerage firms – Tamworth-based Insurance Hub and Port Macquarie-based Insurance House 360 (IH360), effective 1 July.... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 30 June, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets had a rough ride over the last week as somewhat more hawkish comments from central banks weighed and... Read more continue reading

ASIC releases superannuation member experience report

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ASIC has released a report about our review of key aspects of consumer engagement with their super funds, focusing on the experience of less-engaged superannuation fund members. The review sets... Read more continue reading

Lonsec issues ‘Recommended(Index)’ rating on BetaShares Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF

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BetaShares, a leading manager of Australian exchange-traded products, has been awarded a ‘Recommended(Index)’ rating from Lonsec for its Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF (ASX: QPON). Launched earlier this... Read more continue reading

Finalists announced for the 2017 Australian Insurance Industry Awards

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) and founding partner the Asia Insurance Review are pleased to announce the finalists of the 2017 Australian Insurance Industry... Read more continue reading

ASIC extends relief excluding multifunds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds from the shorter PDS regime

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ASIC has extended Class Order [CO 12/749] Relief from the Shorter PDS regime for one year. The class order relief was due to expire on 30 June 2017. The class... Read more continue reading

Advisers and investors turn to real return investing in uncertain times: Perpetual

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Advisers and investors are increasingly turning to real return investing as part of modern portfolio construction. Real return funds have grown exponentially in recent years. In the past five years,... Read more continue reading