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Key board appointment for Sequoia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Sequoia Financial Group has bolstered its board with a new non-executive director. Sequoia has appointed Garry Crole, managing director of independently owned AFSL, Interprac Financial Planning. Crole will also join Sequoia's governance committee, risk ...

Milliman and Frontier explore new retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2016
Superannuation industry consultants Milliman and Frontier Advisors have considered an alternative to a deferred lifetime annuity that trades off risk management for more flexibility. The "rainy day fund" would set aside funds that are not drawn upon ...

NGS cuts ties with CommInsure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
NGS Super has terminated its longstanding partnership with CommInsure, awarding the mandate for its insurance offering to a rival life company. Following an in-depth tender process, the mandate has been secured by TAL; ending NGS's 28 year relationship ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
With the retirement income debate reaching an industry fever pitch, Alex Burke investigates a new approach to portfolio construction that aims to manage both sequence and longevity risk simultaneously. If you ask industry consultant John Wiseman, the ...

$1.6 million cap will not derail retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Analysis from actuarial consultants Milliman shows there are good signs the proposed $1.6 million superannuation tax-free threshold in retirement will deliver a comfortable lifestyle within average life expectancy. The analysis suggests there is a 94% ...

Sequoia launches two specialist retail products

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Sequoia Financial Group has launched two new structured products for retail investors. The first, Sequoia Accelerated Return Units - Series 1 gives exposure to Tesla Motors, the US electric car and energy storage company; the second, Sequoia Launch ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Markit flash US manufacturing PMI Markit Economics' flash US manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to a reading of 52.1 in August from July's nine-month high level of 52.9 on the back of continued solid strength in production. While the ...

Sequoia steps into funds management

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Sequoia Financial Group and Aitken Investment Management have entered an exclusive partnership which will provide retail investors with exposure to Aitken Investment Management's wholesale only fund. Sequoia has launched the AIM Gateway Fund through ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
A group of researchers have developed strategies to advance superannuation member engagement with retirement plan choices, particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population ...

Super needs to pick up its retirement game

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Australia's superannuation industry has scope to become the world's best system once it tackles how to invest in retirement by avoiding sequencing risk. This was one of the key views presented by BT general manager superannuation Melinda Howes at a ...