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Self-awareness, adaptability key for asset owners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
Self-awareness, adaptability and keeping a close eye on competitors are critical to the success of some of the world's top asset owners. Research conducted by Willis Towers Watson in conjunction with the Future Fund highlights the importance of having ...

Independence definition too restrictive: AFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... their approved product list is. "This is a very restrictive definition that includes a range of factors that in our view do not impact upon what we consider to be independence in the delivery of advice," Kewin said. "It is our view that the test of independence ...

Asset managers must overhaul operating model: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... five years, meaning the rise of passive management will force active managers to consolidate, and many smaller mangers will not survive as a result of regulatory pressures. Asset managers finding it difficult to achieve scale will turn to outsourcing ...

Default funds must appear on online super choice forms: AIST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... an existing super fund, 'no' to nominate their employer's super fund, or other if their employer has advised that they are not eligible to choose a super fund. If the employee selects 'no', the name of the employer default employer fund is not listed. ...

ASIC bans ex-AMP adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... on the grounds he engaged in dishonest conduct relating to client records and applications for financial products, and did not leave clients in a better position after receiving his advice. ASIC noted that Fong's conduct is "illustrative of a person ...

ASIC clarifies IFA definitions, extends SoA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... financial advisers may sway a consumer's decisions about both their investments and who they seek advice from. "Consumers must not be misled into believing that an adviser is independent and free from influence when that is not the case. This is why ...

MyRetirement too product heavy: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... retirement income solution for retirees." Morningstar also highlighted "that while a CIPR may be good for some investors, many will not benefit because of their unique circumstances." It urges for a two-pronged approach that reduces barriers to offering ...

ESG mispriced by markets: CFSGAM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... developing a strategic response to ESG concerns. However, the research also found that investment professionals believe ESG is not efficiently priced by markets; 75% said investors are, in general, oversensitive to short-term factors. Despite this, there ...

Human Super appoints inaugural chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... then made greater by time spent out of the workforce on maternity leave and raising children; a time during which they do not contribute to their super." "I have personally experienced the dramatic drop in income - and the loss of super contributions ...

REST CEO moves on, custodian renewed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Long-serving chief executive of REST Industry Super, Damian Hill, has advised the board of his intention not to seek a renewal of his employment contract at its conclusion in January 2018. Hill, who first joined the fund in 1999 as administration manager ...