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Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... years - the fund achieved 6% over the MSCI World Index over this period - Douglass said that his view was that "whether or not we achieve our investment over the longer-term comes down to the frequency of mistakes. We will always be candid with our investors ...

Technology and mergers threaten insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... They noted legacy systems are holding them back from adapting to change as many continue to rely on systems that are simply not conducive to innovation. Another major change sees 21% of insurers grappling with market consolidation, as ongoing merger ...

Aussie banks cleared of Wells Fargo-type conduct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... banks' sales practices, and confirmed current controls were adequate to prevent and identify as they arose. Although ASIC did not have information to suggest that similar systemic misconduct had been occurring in Australia, deputy chair Peter Kell said ...

Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... executive member experience and advice, Shawn Blackmore, said the app had the potential to reduce the instances of people not being paid their rightful entitlements. "It is really important that people receive what they are entitled to, and with the ...

ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... head of investment research John Dyall said further analysis of the statistic indicates that 29% of those advisers currently not using ETFs are looking to do so. "While surveys are a blunt instrument, it indicates that a large proportion of advisers ...

Class action on the cards for ASX healthcare firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Harris confirmed to Financial Standard that his firm remains a substantial shareholder - owning 6.6% at last filing - but would not comment on the William Roberts' proposed litigation. Research from UBS as at June 28 maintained a 12-month "buy" rating ...

Advice business offers enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... to the FIA-branded product, the additional information required from an adviser when replacing one product with another was not present - a breach of section 947D of the Corporations Act. In addition, the regulator stated there appeared to be a lack ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... It is shocking to consider its continued prevalence in this day and age." "Overall, self-monitoring and self-reporting have not driven adequate awareness of slavery risks and have allowed poor levels of transparency and accountability," Davidson said. ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... to manage climate risk in investments and push for the policy changes at a national and international level. "Markets are not pricing climate risk in appropriately, so we've already acted to reduce the carbon intensity of our portfolios to protect our ...

AIA grows health insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... and provide them with more value for money," he said. MyOwn is the result of an alliance between AIA Australia and GMHBA, a not-for-profit health fund; and South African financial services provider Discovery. Launched in 2014, AIA Vitality rewards are ...