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Insurtech associations form global alliance

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... Association and our members are excited to be among the founding members for Global InsurTech Alliance. Asia has seen a spike of insurtech activity in the past two years with major regional innovation hubs taking shape in both China and Singapore. "We ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... along with another 2071 small APRA funds with four or less members. MySuper, which was introduced in 2013, has led to a spike in consolidation as a number of funds exited the industry due to a lack of scale. Net contribution flows also declined as a ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
Love him or loathe him, Donald Trump remains the stuff of headlines going into and since he won the 8 November 2016 US presidential election. Reports abound about Trump versus Kim, Trump versus NATO, Trump versus the NFL, Trump versus Alec Baldwin and ...

Former StatePlus MD joins Australian Ethical

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... the 2017 financial year, pushing fund to $2.15 billion under management. Given the significant increase in members and 42% spike in net flows, Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon was positive about the outlook for FY18. "This growth demonstrates ...

Australian Ethical sees 34pct member surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... ensure that we have a strong basis for growth," Australian Ethical said. Given the significant increase in members and 42% spike in net flows, though, Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon was positive about the outlook for FY18, arguing ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... 19.2%) and 0.4% in other vehicles such as hedge funds, agricultural funds and private trusts (down from 0.5%). The cash spike occurred as a direct result of the massive increase in cash contributions leading up to the end of the financial year. Average ...

Reflation narrative lacks substance: MFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... That period in US Treasury terms, pre-Trump, was a Chinese-driven reflation," he said. Adams also argued that the growth "spike" that occurred following Donald Trump's election was more "narrative than fact." He added: "There have been very few actual ...

BTFG drags Westpac performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... transitioning customers from legacy products to lower-fee MySuper products, higher regulatory compliance costs, as well as a spike in general insurance claims from Cyclone Debbie. The life insurance business however, was a standout performer. Cooper ...

Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Embattled financial advisers need to find better ways to communicate their value to clients if they are to remain relevant in an automated world. Speaking at a media roundtable, newly appointed Morningstar chief executive Kunal Kapoor told reporters ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Self-managed superannuation fund investors were not spooked during last year's share market volatility, with analysis showing they were the largest net investors in the ASX Top 20 during 2016. Commsec analysis shows that during an August 2015 market ...