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Affordable advice outsourcing at the ready

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... chief executive Stephen Handley said many advisers are interested in outsourcing but are often deterred. "I think it's pretty safe to say that all financial services businesses would like to find ways to combat the ever-increasing cost to doing business...By ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... and if they continue to increase, and selected equity markets and emerging market debt continues to deliver, "then I'm pretty confident we'll meet client expectations and targets over the balance of the year." The chief executive said 2018 will be the ...

Chief economist update: New Fed chief, same policy direction (but more transparent)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Representatives in his first testimony as head honcho of the US Federal Reserve. In a prepared text chairman Powell painted a pretty picture of the economy: "...the economic outlook remains strong. The robust job market should continue to support growth ...

Record high returns elusive in 2018: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... perhaps past its peak in momentum, Baur said, adding he expects 1% to 1.5% growth this year. "This sounds low but it's pretty good for a country with a declining population. They've got an incredibly low unemployment rate at 2.8%," he said. China will ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... part of a broad theme where economically the world returns to the "old normal". "The old normal to me is where growth is pretty good; where people are confident; where companies are expanding, and capital spending is growing; wage growth is picking up ...

Advice improves lifestyle outcomes: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... advisers provide to Australians in helping them achieve financial goals and retirement dreams. "Most Australians have a pretty good idea of the lifestyle they want to live now and in retirement. But a lack of financial literacy could be blamed for what ...

ASIC toughens MDA suitability rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... considerable responsibility on the MDA provider." "Whether it will be changed - we don't know, but I think ASIC is looking pretty firm on it," she said.

A hedge fund by any other name

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... there's an ever-expanding definition of what a hedge fund actually is, but if you look at it through an ASIC lens, it's pretty clear: it's defining it as a complex strategy or structure that uses leverage, derivatives, potentially shorting, charges a ...

In-house investment bears fruit for AustralianSuper

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... to yield good returns, but he was not going to question the fund's asset allocation decisions which "to date have been pretty good." "AustralianSuper has about 3% in fixed interest securities and the average super fund is 12 to 13%. We plead guilty to ...

Females dominating non-concessional contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... Australians' balances are solely comprised of employer contributions, or the 9.5% superannuation guarantee. "This has been pretty stable throughout the whole five years of the research. This really highlights the power of the default contribution settings ...