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Digital advice embraced by all ages: Decimal

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
Superannuation fund member engagement via Decimal's digital financial advice software increased 37% in the past year, latest quarterly statistics show. Decimal's digital insights report for the June quarter shows 2366 members in its superannuation client ...

Suitability: more than risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
Financial advisers relying solely on psychometric risk tolerance assessments when determining suitable investments for clients must think again, according to risk profiling specialists Oxford Risk. While risk tolerance tools are a great first step ...

Advice at any age will enhance retirement: Sunsuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
More than half of Australian adults say they want to spend retirement travelling, yet two thirds don't have a plan for how they will live in retirement, according to Sunsuper. More than 70% believe they will rely on the Age Pension, while 40% don't ...

Advice demand lags behind SMSF growth

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
The number of self-managed superannuation funds with unmet financial advice needs is at record highs, and yet this is not translating to greater use of financial advice, with trustees citing difficulty in finding advisers who can meet their needs. Research ...

Wage freeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) 'Wage Price Index' report for the June quarter confirmed what we, Australians all, already know...wages growth remains sluggish. Even market consensus got it on point. Growth in total wages stood still at a ...

Passive versus active is crippling: QIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
Active and passive fixed income investing are complementary, not at logger-heads, and serve different purposes within portfolios and in different market conditions, according to QIC. In a new paper the investment management giant explores the debate ...

Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
While significant gains have been made by women in attaining ASX200 board positions in recent years, the same cannot be said for those striving toward senior executive positions. Speaking at a 30% Club event in Sydney this morning, Xplore for Success ...

AMP Capital seeks growth in Real Estate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
AMP Capital is gearing up for its next phase of growth with several appointments across its Real Estate business. According to AMP Capital global head of real estate Carmel Hourigan, these appointments demonstrate the continued momentum behind AMP Capital ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
I'll see your "fire and fury" and raise you Guam. Yes Virginia, that's Trump and Kim going ballistic once again as they play high stakes ICBM poker. Who will be the first to blink and fold? From what we already know of each players' character and temperament ...

Former investment bankers behind new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Two former senior JPMorgan and UBS investment bankers have joined forces to launch an online investment platform. Targeting investors seeking exposure to a wide range of asset classes in Australia, Rob Nankivell and Travis Miller said iPartners aims ...