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The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed ETF that tracks palladium metal delivered the best returns in September, while ETFs tracking small caps took a beating. ETF Securities' Physical Palladium ETF (ETPMPD) returned close to 12% in September as the silvery-white metal's ...

Royal Commission an opportunity: Anderson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Financial advice businesses must use the Royal Commission as an opportunity to reflect on whether they have an acceptable culture and right approach to risk management. Speaking as part of a panel session at the Association of Financial Advisers' National ...

Frontier Advisors wins industry fund contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... comes at a tine when the fund's relative investment performance has improved over the last three years. The last 12 months of top quartile performance demonstrate that the contributions by Frontier and the working relationship with the internal investment ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... types that might be riskier than average, and when it comes to investment solutions, flexibility is important," Greco said. On top of the financial literacy gap, the survey indicates an increasing need for financial advice as large numbers of savers ...

Advice is a sea of sameness

HARRISON WORLEY, MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... it's become a sea of sameness and Mum and Dad are caught up in this proliferation of sameness." According to Donnelly, the top 100 Australian advisers are different to the rest of the industry because they have found a way to differentiate themselves ...

Aviva chief executive exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
Aviva chief executive Mark Wilson is stepping down from the top job and will exit in April 2019. The UK insurance, pensions, investments and asset management firm said Wilson and its board have mutually agreed that Wilson will leave the group. Aviva ...

Schroders, Lloyds mull wealth venture

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... the end of 2018 and Chris Durack, currently chief executive of Schroders Hong Kong, will return to Australia to assume the top position. Cooper's career began as an actuarial analyst in 1992. Prior to joining Schroders, he was head of the actuarial ...

Analysts await next Magellan move

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... and exposure to asset classes with less structural headwinds than listed competitors," Gill said. Magellan also remains the "top wealth management pick" at UBS, according to an analyst note dated October 4 that did not speak directly to the management ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... conclusion of its September FOMC meeting, the Fed's dot plots indicated another three more interest rate hikes in 2019, on top of another one in December this year. But the jump in bond yields does not make sense. This is because the Fed's September ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... they are delivered swiftly and effectively," she said. In an effort to narrow the retirement savings gap, Labor pledged to top up the superannuation accounts of women on parental leave among several other measures. Labor leader recently Bill Shorten ...