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What the budget means for you

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... Australia as an exporter of financial services to Asia including new collective investment vehicles recommended in the 2009 Johnson report. Global fund managers and financial services companies with operations here may be impacted by a budget commitment ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... (1.61%). Companies from less obvious sectors such as The Walt Disney Co (6.43%), Ford Motors (3.63%), Boeing (1.88%) and Johnson & Johnson (1.86%) also feature. The new ETF expands a growing list of index-based products providing investors with access ...

FICAP marks 10th anniversary with record fundraising

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... picked just the right song to keep the room buzzing, among them: Dinah Sutton, Fidelity: Footloose by Kenny Loggins Camille Johnson, Partners Group: Holiday by Madonna Christelle Hechter, NAB Invest: I need a Hero by Bonnie Tyler Lydia Tagliapietra ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... 2055, helping members through their post-retirement phase was a key priority of the fund. QSuper data scientist Helen Johnson told the ASFA conference in November that about 30% of the fund's members, over a one year period, are converting into a pension ...

US resistance to DOL fiduciary rule gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... compliance burden. The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Republican Senator Ron Johnson, has meanwhile criticised the DOL for ignoring concerns raised by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). These ...

International pension funds buy London City airport

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... reach the wider European continent. Expansion plans for the central London airport have been blocked by the mayor, Boris Johnson. City airport is appealing against Johnson's decision to block its proposed £200 million ($386 million) expansion plan ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... possible return available in markets on the table, according to Vanguard head of investment strategy group Asia Pacific, Jeff Johnson. Addressing an audience of financial planning and accounting professionals at the SMSF Association National Adviser ...

FSC proposes Budget fixes to boost fin services exports

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... Financial Services Council (FSC) has called on the Commonwealth Government to to use its May Budget to implement the 2009 Johnson Review recommendations to bolster the export of Australian financial services. Andrew Bragg, FSC Director of Policy said ...

AFA makes three senior appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... has been appointed general manager, financial operations, having held chief operating officer positions at CTPartners, Johnson Partners and Heidrick & Struggles. Fox continued, saying that Windle "brings with him a high level of financial management ...

Vanguard notches fourth successive year of record inflows

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... performance is worthy of the higher fees. Some in the industry, including Morningstar director of global ETF research Ben Johnson, believe the move towards passive investment has changed the complexion of the industry, putting new competitive pressure ...