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Treasurer opens the way for increased infrastructure spending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Federal treasurer Scott Morrison is laying the groundwork for a boost in national infrastructure investment after unveiling changes to the way government debt is reported. In his final pre-budget speech, delivered to the Australian Business Economists ...

Decidedly undecided

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
"The French complain of everything, and always," Napoleon Bonaparte once said. The French made known their disenchantment with the establishment political parties - both the Republican and Socialist parties failed to garner enough support to make it ...

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
AMP Capital has awarded a passive suite of mandates collectively representing $17 billion, the largest mandate awarded by a fund manager since the $10.8 billion awarded to RARE Infrastructure by Pacific Current Group in 2006. UBS explained to Financial ...

Elder financial abuse requires education

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
The SMSF Association believes preventing elder financial abuse requires increased education for trustees and advisers, not stricter legislation. The dangers emerging from an ageing population and cognitive decline makes elderly superannuation fund members ...

AMP Capital overhauls ESG investment strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
AMP Capital is introducing an ethical investment framework that will divest about $570 million in 'dangerous' or unethical investments across its entire portfolio. The company is ramping its commitment to responsible investing, and applying its new ...

Vanguard chief says embrace robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Financial advisers need to be less concerned with business growth and more concerned with doing well for their clients. That is a key message shared by Vanguard chief executive Bill McNabb at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference, telling delegates ...

Finding economic winners in an unpredictable world

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
Investors who try and predict macroeconomics as a source of alpha rather than focusing on long term trends will suffer in the long term. AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities, Asia, Mark Tinker told the Financial Standard Chief Economists ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
The long-term investment horizon favoured by superannuation funds is putting Australia's ageing population at risk, according to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's ...

Life insurers complacent on Big Data

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The lack of urgency displayed by life insurers in relation to adopting Big Data is unsustainable, a new report suggests. The MLC/Financial Services Council Big Data in Life Insurance report is based on data analysis and in-depth interviews with C-suite ...

The good and the bad in the Fed rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... on the 16 December 2015 lift off (before arresting its climb a few days later). Last year's history was testament to the danger of extrapolation - especially when it comes to financial markets. Recall the "forward guided" four interest rate hikes last ...