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Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... prefer the perceived safety of cash and feel that the investment industry is not tailored to them." Fidelity's Financial Power of Women report said less than a third of women describe themselves as very or somewhat confident when it comes to investing ...

Choice outweighs balance for women

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
As this year's International Women's Day campaigns for a gender-balanced world, one underlying factor that is overlooked is empowering women to make choices to live a financially secure and fulfilling life. This is according to Australian Unity Trustees ...

BlackRock launches Australian bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... ESG-Weighted Australian Aggregate AU$100M Index. It excludes tobacco, alcohol, gambling, military weapons, civil firearms, nuclear power, adult entertainment, genetically modified organisms and fossil fuel reserves using MSCI's SRI index Then the ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... year-on-year growth rate and applying this to the latest US National Accounts update, America's economy continues to power on. US GDP grew by 3.1% in the year to the December 2018 quarter, up from 3% in the previous one - the 10th straight quarter ...

Colonial First State hires retail sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... at global equities boutique GQG Partners. In March last year, CFS also hired BT Financial Group's head of platforms Kelly Power as CFS's general manager product, as it separated its investment and product responsibilities. Quirk will start in the new ...

Wills are an afterthought for the rich: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
The number of wealthy people who don't have wills or rely on do-it-yourself will kits still comes as no surprise to an estate planning expert. Australian Unity Trustees national manager of estate planning Anna Hacker says wealthier people are not as ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... utilities, energy, technology, materials, chemicals and automotive sectors. "For example, Infineon is a world leading supplier of power semiconductors for automotive and industrial applications. The company has been reporting audited scope 1, 2 and 3 ...

More consolidation to come: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Of the 28 funds identified by APRA as candidates for merger in the last 12 months, at least 13 have moved to do so. And a further three could also be headed for the exit door, APRA chair Wayne Byres said. Appearing before the Senate Economics Legislation ...

Industry funds wary of stapling default members

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... Bill from last year's budget. The Senate last evening passed legislation to give the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) the power to take inactive accounts under $6000, starting July 1. It also passed an end to exit fees and introduced a cap on fees for ...

Hayne report raises professionalism stakes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
Financial advisers could face the same rigid license registration requirements as doctors and lawyers if the Royal Commission's recommendations on compliance and further education in the industry become law. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne is calling ...