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NZ manager launches retirement product

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Simplicity, a New Zealand investment manager which provides a KiwiSaver superannuation product, is launching a new fund to guarantee member's income through retirement. From age 65, members of the Simiplitcy KiwiSaver Scheme invested in the guaranteed ...

BEAR cracks down on executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
The Banking Executive Accountability Regime draft legislation could force banks to defer a large portion of executives' remuneration if they breach accountability obligations. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Banking Executive Accountability and Related ...

Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Life insurers need "common sense" when designing more affordable products that are sustainable for consumers and will create sustainable businesses for financial advisers, according to a new ANZ whitepaper. ANZ Wealth's Life insurance: The case for ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Retirees looking to include preferences for high environmental, social and governance performance and reduced carbon in global equity dividend strategies can do so without forfeiting income, according to AXA Investment Managers. A recent study by the ...

Mason Stevens wins 2017 Technical Paper of the Year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
A new benchmark for writing on managed accounts has been set with Mason Stevens taking home the first ever Financial Standard Technical Paper of the Year Award - Managed Accounts. Presented to Mason Stevens' managing director Thomas Bignill at the annual ...

Inaugural Technical Paper of the Year awarded

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
A new benchmark for writing on managed accounts has been set with Mason Stevens taking home the first ever Financial Standard Technical Paper of the Year Award - Managed Accounts. Presented to Mason Stevens' managing director Thomas Bignill at the annual ...

Investors happier with online broking: Investment Trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Overall satisfaction with the online broking industry has increased for the first time since 2015, as 85% of online investors deem their preferred platform to be either good or very good. The Investment Trends 2017 Australia First Half Online Broking ...

The rise and impact of insurtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Legacy systems and antiquated business models of the global insurance industry are beginning to see significant disruption, prompting traditional insurers to up their game to get ahead of the curve and presenting prime opportunities for collaboration. ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Australian consumers are happier in September than last month. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (WBC-MI) index of consumer sentiment jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording ...

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
The latest National Australia Bank Business (NAB) Survey shows while business conditions remain robust - rising from a reading of 14 in July to 15 in August (the highest level since January 2008) - confidence among businesses deteriorated significantly ...