Is the Govt building to far-reaching superannuation changes? The Government has deferred the introduction of a Retirement Income Covenant raising concerns that it is building towards far-reaching changes to the superannuation via its Retirement Income Review. For more.

Kiwis' financial confidence rattled by COVID-19 lock-down New research from the New Zealand Financial Services Council has revealed the degree to which Kiwis' financial and retirement confidence has been rattled by the COVID-19 lockdown. For more.

MLC Wealth launches new advice business TenFifty Financial Group combines advice businesses previously aligned with Garvan, Apogee, and Meritum and will stand as a community for self-employed advisers and advice businesses. For more.

Martin Currie urges managers to help multiply value of ESG investments Martin Currie has called on asset managers to come together to jointly help drive change and influence companies in which they invest. For more.

Market still premature and dangerous to invest in Retail investors need to be aware of creating a false reality when making rash decisions to time the market in hopes to grab a bargain, according to Wealth Within. For more.

Balanced funds ‘flying blind’ in their allocations Assets such as infrastructure are failing to provide defensiveness during sharp market downturns, according to Cor Capital. For more.

Lonsec increases Talaria fund allocation Lonsec has increased its allocation to the Talaria Global Equity fund in its retirement managed portfolios. For more.

Govt's RC implementation deferral should become a review The Hayne Royal Commission did not get everything right and the Government should use its six-month implementation deferral to appropriately review the things that the Commission got wrong. For more.