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Chief economist update: This time is different

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... believers. And believe they should, given the strong and strengthening US economic fundamentals. Factset's latest Insight report shows that in the current reporting season that, "with about 50% of S&P 500 constituents having reported, some 75% have beaten ...

Older Aussies failing to account for longevity risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
... over-50s have made financial plans in anticipation of living longer, according to National Seniors Australia. A new report shows while 85% of over-50s surveyed are aware their life expectancy at age 65 has increased by about six years over the past three ...

JANA wins $30bn public sector mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... superannuation schemes (such as Super SA), insurers and endowment funds. Rainmaker Information's latest Mandate Chaser report shows that as of 30 September 2017, JANA held the largest investment consultant market share within the not-for-profit superannuation ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... have lost about US$400 million in the initial coin offering (ICO) market due to theft and cyberattacks, a new EY report shows. EY studied 372 ICO projects globally in 2017 that raised US$3.7 billion in funds - twice the volume of venture capital investments ...

Banks can take lead on financial inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... globally don't use financial services and more than 50% of adults in the poorest households are unbanked. The EY report shows current retail bank account penetration across Asia Pacific is at 65%, and it estimates this could increase to 74% by 2020. ...

Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... let us rejoice and have ourselves a merry little Christmas! The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report shows a sharp jump in employment in November no matter how it's measured. Look at the seasonally adjusted estimates and you'll ...

Retail MySuper outpacing NFP products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... products grew four times faster than not-for-profit (NFP) products in the year to September, Rainmaker's latest MySuper report shows. The pool of retail MySuper assets grew 24% year-on-year to $610 billion, while NFP assets increased by 16%. About 63% ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and presented at its recent conference in Sydney, the report shows that Australian retirees who own property in capital cities are downsizing to regional and seaside towns. Foster-Tuncurry ...

Misperception of independence jeopardising trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... figures from Roy Morgan. Findings from the research house's 2017 Superannuation and Wealth Management in Australia report shows trust in financial planners for ethics and honesty sits at just 25% - the same as in 2009 when the survey was first introduced. ...

Institutional advice licensees to continue feeling the heat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... advisers and account for two-thirds of the industry's growth. Further, the Investment Trends 2017 Planner Technology Report shows non-institutionally aligned platforms currently have the fastest growth while also topping polls for client satisfaction ...