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Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... can be of assistance. "As the population ages and more people face cognitive limitations, we need to consider whether the choice architecture of superannuation can cope," CEPAR chief investigator at UNSW Business School, Professor Hazel Bateman said. ...

Praemium expands global SMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... SMA model portfolio range in Australia, and we remain focused on providing advisers and their clients with the greatest choice of quality portfolios from high-calibre managers." Praemium first launched global SMAs in January, adding international models ...

BetaShares corners market with super-cheap Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... cost-effective investment portfolios," Vynokur said. "While product innovation in the Australian ETF market has delivered a broad choice of investment options available on the ASX and put the Australian ETF industry on a strong growth trajectory, we ...

Merged super funds save $30m for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... recruitment industry clients manage their superannuation requirements efficiently and effectively. Sunsuper is the super fund of choice for more than 800 recruitment firms, representing more than 55,000 members. Last week, Sunsuper announced it became ...

Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... duplicative approval processes in each economy," O'Dwyer said. The passport will also provide Australian investors with a greater choice of funds and increased competition will lead to better consumer outcomes, she added. The passport will be supplemented ...

Adviser builds new practice under Elders banner

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... provide me with cutting edge practice development, compliance, technical and education support services which was a crucial choice for me in this environment of industry change," she said. Beaven added Elders is becoming more recognised as a dealer group ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... decisively to amend its standard in line with the PJC report, "the government must intervene to foster competition, legislate choice and ensure the best interests of clients are served." In terms of extending the Banking Executive Accountability Regime ...

Kim Ivey launches new boutique

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
The founder of one of Australia's first hedge funds, Kim Ivey, is launching a new boutique and building out its investment team. LSL Partners will develop alternative investment products focusing on the Asian region. Its first product, the Fury Fund ...

2018 FICAP 'Who Wants to be a Rockstar' raises over $300k

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... Countdown Challenger Runner-Up Award: Heena Geronimo (Profusion), Wild cherry's Play That Funky Music Janus Henderson People's Choice Award: Jodie Hanson (ANZ), Elle King's X's and Oh's Tim Sanderson (Colonial First State), Survivor's Eye of the Tiger ...

Zurich hires risk strategy specialist, retains OnePath brand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... helped us make excellent progress with a reasonably complex transaction," Bailey said. He added advisers are demanding more choice not less. "The OneCare product range is well established and well regarded by customers and advisers alike, and we plan ...