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"Shunned" investment strategy generating massive returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... critical market anomalies are missing out on potential returns of up to 40%, according to PM Capital. One opportunity that is not well-known and is even "shunned" by some investment managers are long-term US dollar subordinated debt securities, director ...

IRESS head of super retires

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
IRESS' managing director of superannuation will retire from the financial technology provider at the end of September 2017. Stephen Mackley was previously the chief executive of Financial Synergy - the superannuation technology business acquired by ...

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... would be in the event of a significant error. Algorithms and AI are just like any other system; they are an enabler, they are not a replacement for human judgement," Medcraft stated. Further, automated decisions must be able to be meaningfully explained ...

Australia ranks fifth for financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... with information about financial products and make informed choices regarding risks and opportunities. Financial literacy is not equivalent to mathematical literacy but draws upon these abilities combined with reading literacy. By way of comparison ...

Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... 0.75%-1.0% to 1.0%-1.25%. That's good. Even better (because it leaves no room for speculations as what the Fed will or will not do), the minutes also provided greater clarification on what the Fed's doing about its 'reinvestment policy". "...the Committee ...

Foreign trust disclosures overhauled in NZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... wealth on the trust). "For a trust formed in NZ by a non-resident settlor, as long as the income generated by the trust was not sourced in NZ, then Inland Revenue was not interested and there are no NZ income tax obligations," he said. "In short, a foreign ...

Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
One of Australia's largest life insurers is entering a joint venture with a not-for-profit health fund and a financial services provider to launch a new combined life and health insurance brand. AIA Australia is joining forces with health fund GMHBA ...

Financial advice cannot be a quick-fix: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... Stackpool believes Australians aren't seeking financial advice because the industry is driven by product and personality, not value, and advisers must take a long-term approach to working with clients. Certainty Advice Group acknowledges that such an ...

Advisers doubtful over super home deposit scheme

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... added. "Another concern is how this scheme will operate for couples where one partner is a first home buyer and the other is not," Caputo said. But in reality, the amount that can be saved through the scheme alone won't be enough for most home deposits ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... stay, the threat of contagion faded away - economic activity in the single currency area have gaining momentum. This is a fact not lost on ECB president Marion Draghi who declared after the bank's Governing Council meeting in April that, "It's true that ...