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Manage wealth with authority: Academic

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... industry needs to be more paternalistic if it's ever going to really help people prepare for retirement, Duke University professor of psychology and behavioral economics Dan Ariely believes. Speaking at the 2017 Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... correspondent with Bloomberg News and a current independent writer, producer and consultant. The panel of judges also included: Professor Anthony Fung, director, School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, who was also ...

Fund managers' transparency poor: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... and investors may create long-term deterioration on retirees' retirement savings, warned Monash University associate professor Paul Lajbcygier. The report suggests one way the Australian funds management and superannuation sectors could be brought in ...

Cbus replaces two board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... board member of the Reserve Bank of Australia, and is currently a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute, an adjunct professor with the John Curtin Institute of Public Policy at Curtin University, and an economic consultant. Edwards said: "With the ...

Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... will use the university's trading rooms which are equipped with 24 Bloomberg terminals. Griffith University associate professor Robert Bianchi said the university has a strong commitment to the environment, social justice and good governance (ESG) and ...

Aussie super maintains good grades

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
... understand what best practice may look like, both now and into the future," he said. Australian Centre for Financial Studies Professor Edward Buckingham said the report shows Australia's pension system is good but there is room for improvement. "Without ...

CommInsure adds new annuity strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... expectancy and longevity risk by no longer using it as the foundation for retirement planning. Developed in conjunction with Professor Emeritus David F Babbel from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the new strategy also seeks to address ...

QIC announces board appointments

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... investment giant QIC recently added a New York-based real estate investment expert to its board. Joining the board is Professor Patrice Derrington, whose experience includes directorships and executive positions at JP Morgan Chase, Lower Manhattan Development ...

Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... of content providers and lack of unified legislation in the area, the report said. Charles Sturt University finance professor Adam Steen said this should be a wakeup call for business owners, adding if service agreements are with individuals, then death ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... investment decisions they make are in their best interests and will meet retirement and other long-term financial goals." Professor Ralf-Yves Zurbrugg from the University of Adelaide said academic studies have also shown that the desire for social acceptance ...