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Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... (including his own GOP party) should be reason enough to send investors heading for the hills and digging bunkers...but they're not. Equity indices on Wall Street are currently trading at the record highs set only a week before. Most would jot this down ...

Industry body questions AFCA funding model

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... which reached 2368. "Figures such as these highlight the risk of inappropriate cross-subsidisation if the funding model is not developed appropriately and does not account for differences between sectors," the AIST said. "Our submission notes that as ...

NZ Super Fund posts record returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... fund is generating world class returns and creating significant wealth for New Zealanders on a sustained basis. It should not, however, be measured on its short-term returns. We are here to create long-term value for New Zealand taxpayers," Savage said. ...

Emerging infrastructure funds struggling: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
Emerging unlisted infrastructure fund managers are struggling to raise funds, and as many as 15 funds globally reached a final close in the year to August, according to alternative assets researcher Preqin. The number of active emerging funds dropped ...

Regulatory costs unsustainable: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
The Financial Planning Association of Australia believes increased red tape across the advice industry will not only reduce competition but see consumers bear the brunt of additional compliance costs. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... greater focus, he said. The objective is to embed financial literacy elements into maths, science, economics and so on, and not set it up as a separate subject across 10,000 schools nationwide, he said. "We've trained, I think, more than 20,000 teachers ...

Security top of mind for investors seeking advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... us and also to investors." Further insight gleaned from the survey responses show 37% of investors are most anxious about not having enough money to live comfortably in retirement. The impact of a significant investment loss in a market downturn has ...

China industrial profits surge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... represents the fastest gain in profits since in four years (August 2013) - the year when China's GDP growth averaged around 7.7%. Not only that, the NBS also reported that "Among the 41 industries surveyed, 39 posted year-on-year profit growth during ...

Advisers can scale via workplace super clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Financial advisers should not dismiss workplace superannuation as a new and potential revenue stream, a new IOOF white paper shows. Being a designated financial adviser through an employer's super plan opens the door to attract more clients and strengthen ...

CommInsure executive joins AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... Prior to that, she was head of individual insurance claims at AXA. Galanis was also a committee member with insurer-funded not-for-profit SuperFriend. News of Galanis' appointment follows AIA's acquisition of CommInsure for $3.8 billion. The sale increased ...