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Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... director Andrew Hanson said. There just aren't enough people employed in these roles, and looking down the pipeline the trend is expected to continue well into next year, he said. Hanson added with no end in sight to the banking Royal Commission, banks ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
AustralianSuper has been ranked the top superannuation fund for member engagement services in 2017, at a time when funds across the industry grapple with digital transformation, Investment Trends research shows. Sunsuper, HESTA, QSuper and Hostplus ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... director Andrew Hanson said. There just aren't enough people employed in these roles, and looking down the pipeline the trend is expected to continue well into next year, he said. Hanson added with no end in sight to the banking Royal Commission, banks ...

Same insurance cover, different price: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... Additionally, Rainmaker found premium rates for group insurance have increased in recent years. One important note about this trend is that super funds change the terms and conditions of insurance policies, which in turn influences premium movement. ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... Loveday said. He said the investment style doesn't focus on beating a market benchmark like the S&P/ASX 200 - as has been the trend among managers for the last two decades. "Coming to a client and saying that we just had a really good year and we lost ...

Younger advisers drive digital client engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... year's Planner Technology Report found. The younger generation of planners are driving the digital client experience trend, starting with virtual client meetings. Investment Trends research director Recep Peker said this group expects tablet-enabled ...

Multi-disciplinary industry trend continues: CBA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... their wealth management and financial planning capabilities in the next 12 to 18 months. While CBA's research shows the trend toward multi-disciplinary firms is continuing, the proportion of accounting practices looking to move into the advice space ...

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
Difficulties in applying for the Age Pension headline a Retirement Essentials report about the challenges confronting older Australians dealing with Centrelink. The report - produced by National Seniors Australia and commissioned by Retirement Essentials ...

Cbus aims to reduce costs through internalisation

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... management fees which would otherwise keep growing as a percentage of funds under management." Fok also commented on the trend of super funds investing in infrastructure, arguing that Cbus is well-placed to directly invest in new infrastructure assets ...

Chief economist update: Fed flattens the yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Given the US equity market's reaction to the latest US Federal Reserve missive, one would think that Wall Street is against strong(er) growth. All major benchmark indices - DJIA, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 - closed lower after the Fed announced ...