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Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
Investment professionals believe there is a need to better control the risks associated with dynamic equity factor investing, according to latest EDHEC-Risk Institute and ERI Scientific Beta research. Between June and September 2017, more than 110 global ...

Praemium SMAs go global

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... including Arnhem Investment Management, Joseph Palmer & Sons and Watershed are now available on the platform, providing greater choice and cost-effective, direct access to 26 developed global markets within the MSCI World Index. "We are very excited ...

FinTech Australia chair steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... Outlining his responsibilities, Stoyan said he will strongly advocate the need for, and benefits of, increasing competition and choice across Australian financial services - including through the introduction of challenger bank licences, which is a priority. ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... for his service. "Under Ian's leadership, CBA has become a more inclusive and innovative organisation, and an employer of choice for gender and social diversity. It has also achieved and sustained industry-leading customer satisfaction ratings, through ...

SG Hiscock wins small cap mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... and is benchmarked to the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index, which returned 4% over the same period. Brodie explained the choice to invest in the Global Income Fund, saying it "has an impressive track record that is testament to [the team's] investment ...

Supervised Investments wins global fixed income mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... delivering attractive returns and regular income," he added. Alpha Fund Managers portfolio manager Julien Brodie explained the choice to invest in the Global Income Fund, saying it "has an impressive track record that is testament to [the team's] investment ...

Lack of advice costing women in retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... ameliorated with some careful considerations and actions, she added. "The fact that women are more likely to take their breaks by choice provides an opportunity to consult an adviser to ensure they're keeping up their superannuation contributions. A ...

Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... as a critical factor when purchasing life insurance. Brown said: "Price continues to gain momentum as the determinant of choice for many consumers when it comes to life insurance and income protection cover. It's harder to simply sell on features and ...

SuperConcepts ramps up digital transformation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... backend for many years because of its reliability, so standardising on OpenEdge technology across the board was an easy choice. We've also added several of Progress' newer capabilities to deliver the modern features our customers demand," Groeneveld ...

Australia overdue for company tax cut: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... Wealth. "We can't afford to have both dividend imputation and one of the lowest tax rates in the world. If faced with a choice, I would stick with dividend imputation," he said. While Australians would prefer lower taxes, the government needs to raise ...