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Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
Institutional investors are shifting investment strategies in search of income generation and inflation protection over the long term in response to the advent of the superannuation decumulation phase, AXA Investment Managers believes. According to ...

Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... markets are wagging the central banks? Can't disappoint markets or they'll throw a tantrum that could derail continued progress in macro- dynamics and therefore, the outlook. The RBA, the ECB, the BOJ and the BOE all kept monetary policy unchanged at ...

Age Pension changes looming

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Financial advisers should be mindful of important changes to the Age Pension effective July 1. The qualifying age will progressively increase by six months every two years, and by 1 July 2023, will reach 67-years-old for those born on or after 1 January ...

The changing face of underwriting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Facial analytics may play a key role in calculating future life insurance premiums thanks to a North Carolina technology firm claiming its platform returns lifespan estimates more accurate than traditional methods. Lapetus Life Event Solutions recently ...

Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... basis points to minus 0.09 percent, the highest since February 2016". Reactions that, if sustained, could derail the progress Japan's economy have made so far.

Former AFA executive returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... of making financial advice a recognised profession. This is a challenging and exciting time for the profession as we progress with the implementation of the professional standards legislation." Anderson will recommence with the AFA on 19 June.

HUB24 lures talent as growth strategy progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Having tripled in size in just two years, HUB24 is preparing for further growth with several appointments including Ord Minnett's former head of platform, product and sales. George Deva has joined HUB24 as head of product strategy, following 12 years ...

IRESS head of super retires

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... a long and happy retirement and acknowledged his invaluable assistance since joining in ensuring a smooth integration progress between IRESS and Financial Synergy. Jeff Hall, most recently the general manager of consulting, superannuation, has been appointed ...

Trustee Partners crosses the ditch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Trustee Partners made its first overseas investment, acquiring a New Zealand fiduciary services firm with an offer too strong to ignore. A dominant fiduciary services business in the New Zealand market, Complectus, was bought by Trustee Partners in ...

Top trends reshaping Aussie superannuation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... consumer, members will increasingly expect a more holistic treatment of their super and retirement income products as they progress through their lifecycle." To better engage all members, Bravura suggests technology will play a pivotal role, and that ...