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Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... Hong Kong's stability as a financial centre in the region has recently come under scrutiny due to ongoing protests and social unrest in the region, which came as a reaction to the extradition bill proposed by the Hong Kong government in February 2019. ...

CommInsure eyes deferred lifetime annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... lifetime annuities. "We have been looking at them for some while. The July 1 regulation changes have provided certainty around social security means testing," CommInsure head of annuities George Lytas told Financial Standard. "They give retirees and ...

Grandfathered commissions ban passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... unintended consequences related to products shutting down have not been dealt with, specifically the additional tax and social security losses consumers will face as their investments and super products are closed down." Last month, Lifespan Financial ...

Women overlooked by retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... counterparts. Wood said it was therefore "vital" for the report to examine how policy settings and structural, economic, social and demographic drivers were combining to see more women without economic security in retirement. "There is a crisis in women's ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... success if this isn't taken into account." The group believes financial services firms can both solve the issue from a social perspective, while strengthening their bottom line. It points to NAB as an example, which has recently focused its efforts ...

Stronghold launches open-ended fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... property development and project management services, we remain convinced that economic fundamentals, government policy and social dynamics will continue to underpin the growth and popularity of suburban commercial office space," Anderson said. He added ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... said that with the battle for employer default fund status continuing in Australia, considerations such as environmental, social and governance investment options would start to become more important to employers. "We believe that funds with a clear ...

Major funds expand with Singapore investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... previously owned by Gammon Investments and Jardine Matherson Holdings as part of a joint venture. The college was the first social infrastructure PPP in Singapore and the first education project in Asia developed with an availability-based payment mechanism. ...

Impact investing difficult to measure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... use anecdotal or qualitative measures only. About 78% of active impact investors surveyed said their expectations for the social or environmental impact of their investments were being met or exceeded. "Overall, only 4% of all active impact investors ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... Next Evolution Performance to run a session on the five elements of wellbeing - energy, community, career, financial & social. Research shows that only 7% thrive in all five areas," Hare explained. Fox & Hare staff will also be participating in a charity ...