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Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
By nature, humans love to customise things. From personalised recommendations on Netflix and Stan, to suggested playlists on Spotify or iTunes, everyone craves to have things that serve them by knowing them. An interaction with a device, person, or ...

Chief economist: Thank you, Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
War, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh - Edwin Starr "Crude soars, and stocks and crypto bomb lower, as fears of a Russia-Ukraine war consume global markets" - Fortune.com (22 February 2022) "The Dow Falls Just Short of a Correction. ...

Clients want more communication from advisers: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Clients want to hear better communication from financial advisers and more regularly, new research of independent financial advisers reveals. The analysis of 230 IFAs by Business Health in its annual Future Ready report found that only 27% of advice ...

APRA takes next step on super data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... heatmaps and Your Future, Your Super performance test, increased transparency will benefit members by making it even clearer "who isn't performing and urgently needs to improve or get out". APRA said, following consultation, it expects to issue final ...

MSC Group appoints chair, enters Singapore

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
... regulatory and taxation framework that supports more flexible capital arrangements - something that our Australian market just isn't doing.'' ''MSC is focused on building a diverse range of fund services and offerings, working with the right clients ...

Use of cryptos to boom in 2022: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... in the past decades." He said that by adopting cryptocurrency would mean these countries immediately have a currency that isn't influenced by market conditions within their own economy, nor directly from just one other country's economy. Speculating ...

New head of ESG at American Century

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... JPMorgan Chase. American Century president and chief executive Jonathan Thomas commented on Hughes' appointment. "Sustainability isn't just something we practice; it is part of who we are," he said. "As a firm that has directed over 40% of our earnings ...

Shoddy exam feedback fuels adviser stress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
Financial advisers who failed the mandatory examination multiple times are slamming FASEA's feedback process, claiming it is inconsistent and fails to help them stay in the industry. As the failure rate continues to balloon, advisers making genuine ...

Morningstar cuts fair value estimate for Magellan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... While the SJP mandate made up 16% of group FUM, Magellan's next four largest mandates make up just 2% of its FUM. And Ler isn't worried about chief executive Brett Cairns resigning or Hamish Douglass announcing his divorce - saying these events have ...

Labor pledges calm in superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Labor promises that superannuation will not be hotly contested in the upcoming federal election, vowing that if it comes to power in 2022 it will not introduce major changes. Shadow minister Stephen Jones pledged more stability and less uncertainty ...