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Funds SA portfolio manager leaves, team to expand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... statement from the manager said. Boyce researched potential managers and investments, monitored existing ones and assessed the overall mix and performance of the portfolio. Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend said: "Clive has been a key contributor ...

Zurich launches new adviser portal

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... testing with a panel of advisers and witnessed dramatic improvements in the information capture process, which saw higher overall completion rates and faster turnaround times," Fabris said. The insurer declined to disclose what the operational spend ...

Three down one to go, then another three in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... unemployment rate has stayed low. Household spending and business fixed investment have grown strongly. On a 12-month basis, both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy remain near 2 percent. Indicators of longer-term inflation ...

AFA rejects criticism over grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... widely-discussed 'Fox and Henhouse' advertising campaign, saying it served to detrimentally impact consumer confidence in the overall superannuation system. "Consumers should rightly assume that their money in their superannuation account is safe. This ...

BNY Mellon subsidiary to shutter

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... of demand from investors for fund of hedge fund strategies, BNY Mellon said. "Despite EACM's long track record, the overall demand for fund of hedge funds strategies has diminished. Following a market evaluation, we no longer see the fund of hedge ...

Pengana merger pays off for WHSP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... total value of WHSP's financial services portfolio now sits at $414 million and contributed $16.4 million to the company's overall $331 million regular profit - its highest ever and 17.4% up on last year. Group profit after tax came in at $266.8 million ...

Chief economist update: Japan's sun shines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... inventories, provided to contribution to GDP growth in the June quarter. Net exports subtracted one percentage point from overall GDP growth as imports grew faster than exports. Imports rose by 0.9% in the June quarter following a 0.2% increase in the ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... are among the top LICs and LITs, with trades of MCP Master Income increasing 60% by value in the six months to 30 June. "Overall, recent trading data confirms that the new, internationally focused LICs and LITs have carved out a significant niche, despite ...

BT Financial Group proposes advice restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... positions in the Partnerships model and adding extra paraplanning roles. The advice remediation team will also be boosted. The overall BT Advice leadership team will remain unchanged; however regional, senior and operations managers will be impacted ...

Australian retirement outcomes among the best

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... Managers shows the wellbeing of Australia's retirees remains steady. For the third year running Australia has placed sixth overall for retirement outcomes in Natixis' Global Retirement Index, sitting behind Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and New ...