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Waiting periods cost 214% on premiums: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Premiums on income protection can be up to 214% higher if a member is defaulted into a shorter waiting period, research presented at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum shows. Presenting at the forum yesterday, Rainmaker head ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... highlight positive performance. "There are other surveys and publications out there that do their job of highlighting who's top of the pops," Rowell said. "We're not convinced that's necessarily a good way of thinking about outcomes. Our ...

Westpac chief believes in financial advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... he said is restricting business investment. Next year, Westpac will spend around half of its investment budget staying on top of regulatory obligations, he said. "In 2020, we expect to spend $800 million on regulatory and risk-related change which is ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Australia's high net worth investors are looking for more from their wealth advisers, including broader access to alternatives. The 2019 Powerwrap and Investment Trends HNW Investor Report shows 58% of HNWs have unmet advice needs, an increase of four ...

Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
The global ETF industry hit a new record high in the third quarter with assets in US passive managed funds and index ETFs topping those in US active managed funds for the first time, according to BetaShares. Global ETF's finished the quarter with US$5.8 ...

Adviser scammed family, friends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... losses by using new investor funds to pay old investors and issuing false account statements showing investment gains. On top of that, Pierre financed the fraud by using money that he embezzled from a former employer to make interest payments to investors. ...

Antares hires from Gandel family office

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... Fund. "Investors and advisers are attracted to the Ex-20 strategy given many Australians hold direct shares in many of the top 20 stocks, and are looking to supplement those holdings with a professionally-managed diversified Australian equities portfolios ...

Afterpay slides in global fintech rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... between the global consulting firm and Sydney-based venture capital investment thought leaders, H2 Ventures, which ranks the top 50 most innovative fintechs and the next fintechs to shake up the global financial services scene. This year's iteration ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... funds would face several complexities. Chief among them, which governance structure to adopt. "Both Sunsuper and QSuper are top performing funds. While both are not-for-profit funds, one fund serves more state government employees. The new corporate ...

WTW launches first Australian-domiciled fund, names RE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... Global Equities Focus Fund (GEFF) will launch this month and "capture only the best investment ideas from the world's top global equity managers." WTW said it is fielding wide expressions of interest from super funds, insurance companies, charities ...