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Compulsory super detrimental: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... super balance in retirement is currently zero. For this statistic, he cites a 2015 Productivity Commission report. "It is far harder to be comfortable if you do not own your home, suggesting that in terms of retirement priorities, homeownership should ...

Active managers overcharge: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... growth or multi-factor indices. It says the range should be between 35 bps (the cost of pure smart beta funds) to 65 bps - far from the 111bp average. Only eight in 79 managers in the study were a good value for fees for investors. "Comparing actual ...

Big four satisfaction on road to recovery

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... numbers were still below the big four's pre-Royal Commission markers, but noted in the case of NPS, a full recovery wasn't far away. The researcher said the collective NPS score of the big four peaked at 2.8 just prior to the Royal Commission, but dipped ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... challenges at the World Trade Organization. But as the NYT prints: "Designating a country a currency manipulator is often far from a clear decision. A wide variety of factors can influence exchange rates, including government purchases of currency or ...

Natixis backs gender diversity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... intellectual challenge in addition to financial rewards, but unfortunately, it's an industry that has traditionally attracted far more men than women," Watson said. "Interestingly, the World Economic Forum ranks Australia 39th in the world in terms of ...

Chief economist update: RBA to take rates to fresh record low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe provided the clearest indication yet that the Australian central bank is poised to cut interest rates, potentially at its June 4 meeting. The transcript of Lowe's speech - titled 'The Economic ...

Global equities boutique opens Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... Advisers in this important market." The long-only boutique already counts a number of Australian super funds as clients, so far totaling about US$1 billion. The business has about US$12.5 billion in assets.

Crypto scams bite UK

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... scams carried out through "bogus" online trading platforms, after the nation lost £27 million to crypto and forex scams so far in FY18/19. The FCA said crypto and forex scam reports more than tripled in the last year, clearing 1800. According to the ...

Industry responds to election outcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... the Howard battlers" and said the Prime Minister's campaign "exploited middle Australia's fears about Labor's big taxing and far-reaching reform agenda." "Electoral results suggest the so-called 'Howard battlers' - the great mass of tradies and aspirational ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... MySuper product for a lifecycle option, Rainmaker research shows. Giants like AustralianSuper, UniSuper and Hostplus have so far stuck to single strategy products. On the other hand, the super businesses of all big four banks now use lifecycle products ...