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The importance of reducing risk

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019

... sequencing risk to preserve capital, especially when the market is seeing troubled times. "Once you spend 40-years building that nest egg, it's all about de-risking your portfolio. You have to ask yourself, when the market corrects are you doing everything ...

Investors must monitor social mood: Nikko

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019

Nikko investment director in global equities Iain Fulton says investors should be aware of the social mood and the social reputation the companies in their portfolios carry. At an investor briefing in Sydney, Fulton suggested investors look to the art ...

Wealth projection boosts super fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019

Superannuation funds that provide projected estimates to members about their nest egg will likely receive more contributions and increased engagement, new research suggests. The ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) studied ...

Fitzpatricks expands footprint

KRISTI CHENG | WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019

... practices now licensed by Fitzpatricks include Fryer Financial Services, Thomson Wealth, both Sydney-based, Victoria-based Nest Wealth, and Queensland-based Encompass Wealth.

Pension giant cuts tobacco

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019

... products, increasingly aggressive legal action by governments against the tobacco industry and falling global smoking rates. Nest already has a tobacco-free policy in its ESG emerging markets fund and commodities fund. The latest announcement weeds it ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019

... and two are corporate funds. For a product designed as an antidote for Australians' chronic lack of interest in their nest eggs, why has lifecycle super registered such low take up from the dominant industry fund sector? The answer may lie in the ...

Should super funds segregate pension assets?

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019

... platform, legal positioning and culture are more likely to drive segregation thinking," Williams said. "The decision should nest within the fund's broader strategic thinking about whether a mass production philosophy will drive its enterprise model ...

Australians lose record amount to scams

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019

... of well over $20 million. Rickard said older Australians who got caught up in investment scams while trying to grow their nest eggs reported total losses of $7.6 million, while those misled in fake relationships in dating and romance scams reported losses ...

VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019

VanEck has launched a hedged version of a $520 million that invests in MSCI Ex Australia using quality as a factor. The newly-listed VanEck Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality (Hedged) ETF tracks a hedged version of the same index tracked by the ...

Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019

... the majority of members are not engaged with their superannuation, women are taking the lead and contributing more to their nest egg, new Vanguard Australia research suggests. Vanguard's 2019 How Australia Saves research, which analysed data on more ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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