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Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... were discussed in the news. Every thought it was a joke - he was just a comedian in a clown's suit. Nobody's laughing now. Not Hillary and perhaps... not even the Republicans. While many dislike Hillary Clinton and her problem with the truth, she, at ...

ANZ mulls selling wealth business

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... releasing the bank's full-year results today, ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott told a media briefing its wealth business is "not the driving force of our performance." "And we can't do everything, even as a large business," Elliott added. "We've been ...

ASIC secures $210m in compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
ASIC secured $210.5 million in compensation over FY16, according to its annual report. ASIC noted the figure - substantially higher than the $35.2 million over FY15 - was largely driven by "six matters," which comprised 79% of total dollar compensation. ...

Human centred workplaces needed: MetLife

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... However the most widely offered health and wellness programs, like flu shots (42%) and employee assistance programs (42%) did not rank highly with employee interests (21% and 23% respectively). MetLife Australia chief executive Deanne Stewart said it ...

SMSF trustees remain prudent investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... alternative superannuation arrangements. "Although in recent times, the predominant asset allocation of SMSF trustees has not performed as well compared to alternative funds, it is still within reach. APRA statistics for the 2015 financial year, for ...

FirstChoice Alternatives adds new macro manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... at Colonial First State, Guneet Rana said: "Discretionary macro managers bring diversification benefits with their returns not only lowly correlated to equity and bond markets but also across macro managers." "The addition of H20 is expected to improve ...

Super funds should reassess view of balances: Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... with an average pool of about $423,000. Challenger chairman Jeremy Cooper said that because more than 75% of pre-retirees are not living alone, super funds should be defaulting to a household view of balances, given they're likely pooling resources to ...

Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
... lifetime annuity that trades off risk management for more flexibility. The "rainy day fund" would set aside funds that are not drawn upon until a later date, such as a specified age or for a specific need like aged care. The concept may result in higher ...

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... rank it Australia's 14th best performer. Its 10 year returns would rank it number one notwithstanding it had the advantage of not deploying cash until after the impacts of the GFC had past. The Future Fund currently has 115 investment mandates awarded ...

The changing role of ETF model portfolios

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
In a world where markets are volatile and returns are low, the choice of investment products and underlying asset allocation has never been more important in achieving client goals. According to head of SPDR ETFs at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) ...