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'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
... Funds. At a session on retirement and ageing, researcher Justine Irving, university Professor Kim Halford, and AMP Capital's Jeff Rogers highlighted the benefits of taking a holistic approach in assisting people to transition to retirement, and how these ...

Fund managers reshuffle board for $413bn merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
The new board has been selected for the historic global funds management merger announced in October last year. Following the completion of the merger between Henderson Group and Janus Capital, the new board will consist of chair Richard Gillingwater ...

One small rise in rates, one giant step towards normalisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2017
Don't you just love it when things turn out as expected? Wall Street surely did. US equities jumped -- Dow up 0.5%, S&P up 0.84%, Nasdaq up 0.7%, Russell 2000 up 1.5% -- the VIX index dropped by 5.5% and instead of climbing, the US dollar index fell ...

Australian Unity partners for managed account solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... available to its network of more than 180 advisers. Australian Unity Personal Finance Services head of investment research Jeff Mitchell said Australian Unity is excited to be offering its diversified portfolios via netwealth. "We believe our strategies ...

Former Suncorp executive joins ME Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... report was first published in 2011. Respondents rated their comfort as 5.55 out of 10. According to ME consulting economist Jeff Oughton, the reasons for income concerns were clear. "Only 32% of households reported 'income gains' over the past year - ...

ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
ClearView Wealth is positioning itself for continued growth in 2017 with the appointment of former BT Financial Group senior manager Jeffery Scott as head of product. Scott will drive the development of life insurance and wealth management solutions ...

The era of the retirement consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... income but live in a low-inflationary world. They need short-term certainty but have one eye on the long-term," Milliman's Jeff Gebler said. A retirement consultant is described as holding a blend of skills encompassing actuarial, data science, investment ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Out with defensives, in with risks and cyclicals. The year 2017 started where 2016 left off - good tidings and cheers on the global economy and risk appetites. If there are lessons that you, I and Irene should learn over the year just passed, it is ...

HLB Mann Judd builds Melbourne presence

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... strategy. He was previously a director at Howarth and a partner with Evans Partners. Managing partner of HLB Mann Judd Melbourne Jeff Long said the appointments enhance the firm's risk advisory offerings in the public and private sectors. "Expanding ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
It seems so long ago now but at the start of October (or thereabouts), we were treated to several regional Fedspeaks -- including, among others, Cleveland Federal Reserve president Loretta Mester, Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker, Kansas ...