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Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... inflation, interest rates, and diversification incorrectly," Bateman said. Research previously undertaken in the United States analysing Prescription Drug Insurance Plan choices made by consumers demonstrates the vast majority of consumers make 'confused' ...

Australia overdue for company tax cut: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
More than half of the respondents in Financial Standard's weekly spot poll said Australia should follow the United States' lead and drop the corporate tax rates to as low as 21%. The US reduced its corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective 1 January ...

Lowy hands over keys to the Westfield kingdom

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... innovation. It adds a number of new attractive retail markets in London and the wealthiest catchment areas in the United States."

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
... risk profiling is rising in Australia with the launch of a platform already being used by several advice groups. United States-based behavioural economics, decision science and financial technology firm Capital Preferences has developed a SaaS (Software ...

Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... overseas operations as a priority for the next 12 months. Many are targeting the United Kingdom (49%), Singapore (40%), United States (38%), New Zealand (27%) and Hong Kong and Canada (22%) to expand. Fintech Australia president Simon Cant said the results ...

Former Lehman Brothers chief unveils new asset manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... collapse, Fuld has taken on consulting roles and posts at Legend Securities and Matrix Advisors. He testified before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that he took "full responsibility for the decisions that I made ...

Former HUB24 executive joins global data provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... asset managers have attracted US$6.3 billion in net total assets from European investors and US$5.8 billion from United States investors. Meanwhile, over the last five years institutional investors were net allocators to traditional investment products ...

Genetics will test life insurance sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... discriminating against an applicant who refuses to take a genetic test. For comparison, China, Finland, India, Spain and the United States have no regulation on the use of genetic test results, while Greece and Japan have no regulation but do abide by ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... Professional Standards for Teachers workforce. In the same vein, albeit via a different means of delivery, schools in the United States are also benefitting from financial literacy initiatives; rock band Gooding is travelling the country, performing ...

Asset managers must work on unique value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... result of greater competition in the sector. Research from Cerulli Associates shows 58% of asset managers in the United States are currently offering asset allocations consisting entirely of their own underlying strategies, with Cerulli senior analyst ...