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The challenge of finding true active management

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... feels they're getting to a point where they can't deliver to the underlying objective they're trying to achieve," Hall said. Third, he added, it's important to consider how portfolio managers are paid: whether on revenue or alpha generated. As Hall put ...

ING restructures, creates distribution head role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
A newly-created head of distribution role at ING sees the amalgamation of its direct and third party distribution businesses. Under the leadership of Mark Woolnough, formerly head of third party distribution, the restructuring of ING's distribution ...

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The Apple Isle is calling for those wanting to make the most of their retirement, according to the latest insight from Milliman. A study of more than 300,000 Australian retirees shows the cost of retirement varies widely depending on where you live ...

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... housing finance commitments. The total number of housing finance commitments dropped by 1.9% in the month of April for its third consecutive month of decline and the total value of housing finance commitments fell by 1.1% in April following the previous ...

Broaden levy to foreign banks: Big four

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... the institutional banking market, are increasingly expanding into retail banking either directly or providing funding to third parties, Westpac Group chief financial officer Peter King said. The Bill should be amended to capture major foreign banks based ...

Equip confirms merger, names CEO and directors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... fees and costs as low as possible." With the appointment of two additional independent directors, Equip moves to the one-third/one-third/one-third governance model, which it believes delivers the capacity to ensure the fund has the best skills and experience ...

Queensland DB super liabilities tipped to fall 18pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... they were forecast last year. The scheme achieved investment returns of 7.5% in the period July 2016 to March 2017, one third higher than was forecast in last year's budget, reinforcing the Queensland Government's comfort zone around these forecasts. ...

Baby boomers lag on retirement planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
With investors becoming increasingly aware the responsibility to fund their retirement will ultimately fall on their shoulders, baby boomers could learn a thing or two from younger generations. Latest insight from Natixis Global Asset Management on ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... Australian consumer sentiment fell by 1.2 points to a reading of 96.2 in June from 98.0 in the previous month, marking the third straight month of sequential declines and the seventh straight month that pessimistic consumers outnumbered optimists (below ...

Advisers preparing ahead of professional standards: Spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... Twenty-four per cent of respondents suggested they are undertaking tertiary education, while 18% said they have partnered with a third party services provider to undergo further training. Another 18% said they have initiated "all of the above" including ...