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Lifespan partners with OpenInvest to launch advice solution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... Australian's income. Additionally, the KPMG report made clear that there was a definitive price gap between the cost of advice versus the price consumers were willing to incur for advice. On the supply side, advisers have exited the industry at higher ...

Vanguard terminates multi-factor active ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
... to outperform the FTSE Developed All Cap Index (with net dividends reinvested). Since inception, it has returned 8.06% versus the benchmark's 10.23%. Over three years, it also underperforms, returning 7.72% against the benchmark's 9.58%. However, as ...

Trust in financial services jumps: CFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... Nevertheless, advice endures as the domain of humans. 81% of Australian retail investors are more likely to trust human advice versus robo-led advice.

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... exposure to Scope 3 fossil fuel exposure," he said. "We're looking at the worst offenders in terms of stranded asset risk, versus a company which may have higher scope 1 or 2 emissions profile, but a higher propensity to transition to a zero carbon ...

Investors sweat over inflation, interest rates: Survey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... knee-jerk reaction to the December inflation figures. The situation has significantly improved to a current split of 58% rise versus 24% decline, as at March 2022." However, in March, yield expectations hit a 15-month low, coming in at 3.9%. This is ...

Partners Group adds to unlisted funds range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... comprising predominantly of first lien senior secured loans, the fund should demonstrate lower volatility and lower risk of loss versus comparable fixed income such as high yield bonds " The underlying fund is managed by a large and experienced global ...

Macquarie AM, Mirova seal distribution deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... by Denmark and Germany. Since its inception in 2016, the fund has seen an average total calendar year return of 14.19% versus the benchmark's 13.05%. "We have seen the accelerated adoption of sustainable investing options by investors who are looking ...

Hostplus, Statewide provide merger details

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... Statewide members will have access to more investment options, with Hostplus offering 16 options and a member direct platform versus Statewide's 11 options. However, members will pay slightly more with Hostplus. Statewide's current total expense ratio ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... directors. Firms with female chief executives have twice the number of female board members, compared to the market average (23% versus 11%)," he says. But what drives the outperformance of companies with women in leadership? The S&P research came up ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... higher than the volatility of the value premium. For example, in the past 20 years the average ratio of market volatility versus value premium volatility was 1.3, but it is currently just 0.5. In international equities, the ratio of market volatility ...