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US advisers shifting to international equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) products, which only 122 advisers (15.6%) noted interest in. Huebscher added analysis of the fund industry has been focused on dissecting trends in the historical flows of assets, and that fund managers are ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... Group. He previously worked as a portfolio manager and central banker before joining Rainmaker. Check out his economics analysis here.

Australian instos included in top infrastructure deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... Industry Super, appeared in the Preqin Infrastructure Deals report as one the largest transactions globally in 2017. Preqin analysis of global infrastructure deals over the past 12 months shows 2378 deals were completed, worth US$337 billion. The number ...

2018 Financial Standard Investment Leadership Awards

JOHN DYALL  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... do not replace qualitative or blended investment rating assessment systems but complement them. Rainmaker's investment analysis is channel agnostic. Unit trusts - that mainstay of the financial advice industry - are today competing on an equal footing ...

AustralianSuper launches insurance-free product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... everyone has the opportunity to save for their retirement despite their working patterns or situation. "Our internal analysis shows there are about 100 businesses, employing over 30,000 people who contribute to the fund who could benefit from Super Only," ...

ASIC takes further action against MyPlanner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
... Surveillance revealed some MyPlanner advisers did not make adequate inquiries into clients' circumstances or complete sufficient analysis to determine the suitability of strategies. Some also failed to clearly define the scope of the advice they provided ...

Financial Standard names Investment Leadership Award winners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... goals - be they long-term capital growth or a retirement that minimises financial stress. He added that the investment analysis is "channel agnostic." "Unit trusts - that mainstay of the financial advice industry - are today competing on an equal footing ...

Fixed income specialist wins mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... and is managed by a highly experienced investment team. Using a value-oriented, intensive bottom-up fundamental credit analysis approach, the fund aims to generate a minimum 6% per annum return. The fund has delivered 11% per annum net of fees since ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
New analysis from Demographics Group managing director Bernard Salt has revealed the lifestyle hotspots for Australian retirees in 2017. Commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and presented at its recent conference ...

MyPlanner enters ASIC radar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... MyPlanner advisers who did not make adequate inquiries into clients' relevant circumstances and didn't complete sufficient analysis to determine the suitability of strategies. ASIC also found advisers failed to clearly define the scope of the advice ...