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SMSFs overlooking off-the-plan property risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... characterised by lower valuation and more settlement defaults, RiskWise chief executive Doron Peleg said. "The issue of oversupply is not a new problem and has been there for a few years and the continuous weakness of the unit market in inner-city Brisbane ...

Super funds underplay risk profiles: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... risk in balanced fund options, she said. "Though traditional finance dictates these are growth assets, the super funds are not necessarily reporting them as such," Bissoondoyal-Bheenick said. The fact that the industry has no clear definition of what ...

Super fund shortlist practically advice: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... IOOF referred to the Commission's own statement that panelists should be "free from direct conflicts of interest" and "not all members would need to have a high degree of experience in super." Agreeing that it would be inappropriate for existing ...

Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... different population and socio-economic demographics, meaning insurance needs would also differ. "Younger fund members may not have accumulated dependents and liabilities which typically support the need for life and disability insurance," TAL said. ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... on US$34 billion worth of Chinese shipments to the US (and another US$200 billion of imports from China to be taxed soon). Not surprisingly, China retaliated in equal measures. These are just the headlined reports of the on-going battle over trade. America's ...

New S&P indices factor in future carbon price risks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... valuations. The new indices incorporate potential future carbon prices, more specifically the portion of future carbon pricing not covered by any current carbon prices. "In the vast majority of cases, current prices are well below the level that the ...

Bennelong adds distribution executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Bennelong Funds Management expanded its sales team with the appointment of a new institutional distribution lead. Formerly of Arnhem Investment Management, Natalie Kulakoff has taken on the role of institutional distribution executive at the $10 billion ...

Independent planning firm jumps into agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... making it the fund's cornerstone investor. Providence Wealth, which manages around $1 billion in funds for high-net-wealth and not-for-profit clients, said the fund was the avenue into the agricultural sector it had been looking for. "None of the corporate ...

Wealthier Aussies seeking advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Latest research shows about two million Australians sought financial advice in the 12 months to May, accounting for more than 27% of the total wealth management market. In its latest report, Roy Morgan has found that 1.96 million Australians have seen ...

Advisers grapple with client retention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Financial advisers are losing clients and the ongoing financial services Royal Commission isn't helping. The good news is professional standards reform is helping restore the reputation of the industry, Investment Trends research reveals. In the ...