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Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... "Our results suggest needed change to the status quo, in which companies can voluntarily report their emissions forcing third-party data providers to close the data-availability gap with estimated data." The solution potentially lies in introducing an ...

Advice firms need technology to survive: FPA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
The use of technology will be crucial to the sustainability of advice firms, new research shows. The Financial Planning Association's (FPA) recent survey undertaken by CoreData found that just over half of financial advisers surveyed (50.7%) believe ...

Chief economist update: Japan's third wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... infections had been declining. Fast forward less than a fortnight later and the country has found itself in the midst of a third wave. Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga, himself, noted surging new cases in Hokkaido, Kanagawa, Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi. ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... about their future financially due to COVID-19 (72% versus the 65% global average). During this volatile period, over a third of Aussies tend to invest or make adjustments to their portfolios, compared to New Zealanders (24%), Germans (23%), and UK (26%) ...

Channel Capital in management buyout

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... left," Holding said. "We don't want to be an RE [responsible entity] for hire but we may act as RE for some institutional third parties we've been working with for a long time." In expanding overseas, Channel sees opportunity to offer infrastructure ...

Super funds overlook digital engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... their super funds to improve their digital communication. The majority (90%) want to be contacted electronically, while one third (38%) want to engage with their super fund about planning for their retirement. Of the 208 participants, many expressed ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... knowledge on responsible investments, and only 16% have completed some form of ESG education or training. However, about one-third of the funds have an employee dedicated to the subject of ESG. VBDO executive director Angelique Laskewitz said there's ...

Iress delivers on advice, super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
Iress has delivered a strong revenue performance in the third quarter in Australia driven by financial advice and super which was up 12%, and secured several new mandates in the process. Iress said the Q3 result is consistent with the prior corresponding ...

The platforms with the most advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... It is followed by AMP Flexible Lifetime with 6.9% market share by advisers -- 6240 advisers use it across 780 AFSLs. The third name on the list is Perpetual's WealthFocus with 5853 adviser users and 6.5% market share. It is used by 777 AFSLs. Next ...

Perpetual rejigs WealthFocus fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... Lazard Global Listed Infrastructure (2.18% to 1.05%) and two others from Pendal and Vanguard. Perpetual's WealthFocus of the third-largest platform by number of advisers. About 5,853 advisers use it, giving it a 6.5% market share. It follows Colonial ...