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O'Dwyer names CIPR advisory group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
A new advisory group comprising some of the superannuation and retirement industry's biggest names will assist the Federal Government in developing a Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement framework. In establishing the consumer and industry advisory ...

Institutions suffer financial adviser drain

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... moving away from the insto advice segment." About half of the advisers who migrated during the period were coming from the "big six" licensees, including those institutions' subsidiary networks. Of the big six, AMP saw the greatest amount of attrition ...

IFAs tackling bank-owned competitors head on

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Research shows independent financial advisers (IFAs) do not feel threatened by their bank-owned counterparts and are willing to take the competition head on. According to GlobalData's 2017 IFA survey, only a handful of IFAs perceive competition from ...

Synchron appoints state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... awesome challenge. As the state with the largest population of advisers, there is lots of opportunity for NSW to grow. I have big shoes to fill and can't wait to get my teeth into it." Synchron appointed Chris Regenass as state manager for South Australia ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... actuarial profession and the institute, having delivered key thought-leadership position papers on issues such as mental health, big data disruption, health care funding and retirement. She has driven significant involvement in the Financial System Inquiry ...

Industry fund flags further fee cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... administration fees payable by an accumulation member also fell from $900 to $750 annually. He said while it's easy to factor in the 'big ticket' items such as custodian and administration costs when considering a merger, a multitude of incidental savings ...

Super property trust appoints GM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... as a good fit for the trust's investment strategy. Kawana Shoppingworld is located in Buddina on the Sunshine Coast, with a Big W, Woolworths, Coles and Aldi and other retailers. A cinema complex is being added, due for completion in December 2018. Also ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Investors should not be afraid to run against the pack in 2018, with recent history demonstrating that taking a contrarian view can pay off. That was a key takeaway from AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when ...

Chief economist update: RBA to lift rates after 2018

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... hated bull market in history" and the "most widely-expected correction." To wax pedantic about this, the Dow and the S&P 500's big drop on the 5 February 2018 does not even fit the technical definition of a correction - a 10% drop from the 52-week high. ...

SMSFs and instos driving crypto exchange growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
Growing interest from institutional and self-managed superannuation investors is behind two recent executive appointments at an Australian cryptocurrency exchange, including a former senior member of Challenger's technical team. Sydney-based exchange ...