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ETFs to reach $6 trillion by 2020

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Retail investment is continuing to dominate the Australian ETF market and the sector is expected to gain further traction among high net worth and mass affluent investors. This is one of the key takeaways from the fourth annual EY global ETF survey ...

The changing role of ETF model portfolios

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
In a world where markets are volatile and returns are low, the choice of investment products and underlying asset allocation has never been more important in achieving client goals. According to head of SPDR ETFs at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) ...

Court blocks IOOF class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
A proposed class action against IOOF has been rejected by the Victorian Supreme Court. Law firm Maurice Blackburn has agreed to orders prohibiting it from proceeding with the proposed law suit, commenced in December 2015 on behalf of tens of thousands ...

The infrastructure benchmark challenge

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Despite the prominence of infrastructure as a standalone asset class, the absence of a widely accepted benchmark makes it difficult for investors to analyse the asset class, according to executive director, head of infrastructure research at J.P. Morgan ...

Cbus partners for phone-based advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Cbus has partnered with a leading digital advice firm to create a new "advice over the phone" service. Midwinter will deliver the service from October 31; the company is currently rolling out its cloud-based advice platform, AdviceOS, for Cbus to use ...

CBA in world-first blockchain transaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank and Wells Fargo have embarked on the first global trade transaction between two independent banks via blockchain. The transaction involved a shipment of 88 cotton bales from Texas to Qingdao, China using a distributed ledger known ...

Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Despite significant inroads made to reduce gender inequality in the financial advice industry there are still changes needed to evict the elephant in the room. Following a recent industry conference, financial adviser at Thompson Financial Services ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australian states should each consider the establishment of a Social Housing Future Fund that would deliver returns of CPI plus 4.5%, and address the country's struggling public housing system. This is the thought of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia ...

MLC portfolios receive Highly Recommended rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The MLC Inflation Plus portfolios recently received its highest rating, a Highly Recommended from research house Zenith Investment Partners. MLC chief investment officer, Jonathan Armitage, said: "We're extremely proud to have been recognised by Zenith ...

Advisers must understand psychological differences

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Financial advisers must understand fundamental psychological differences between clients and the impact this has on financial decisions, new NAB research shows. The research shows there are three regions of the brain that are anatomically different ...