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Morningstar creates chief ratings officer role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
Morningstar has created a new chief ratings officer position and combined the leadership roles of two research units. From 1 January 2021, two long-serving employees will take on new titles as the Chicago-based firm restructures its investment coverage ...

Robo-advice a complement, not disruptor: Six Park

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... require more holistic advice in the future," the white paper said. Contributing to the whitepaper, Investment Trends research director Recep III Peker noted there are currently more than 2.6 million Australians actively looking for an adviser but there ...

Alternatives win big mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... Alternatives asset managers won the most mandates last financial year, marking their best period yet, according to new research. Rainmaker's Mandate Chaser shows the last 12 months to June 2020 were busy for alternatives managers, experiencing a ...

Worst investment ideas revealed: ARK

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
The research team behind ARK Invest have released a new 'bad ideas report', revealing the industries they believe investors should avoid. Top of the list of bad ideas was physical bank branches, as the ARK researchers think consumer banking will shift ...

OnePath takes over group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... Feelings," Zurich said in a statement. Head injuries, such as concussions, are common in Australian football. Zurich said more research on the long-term impacts of concussion is coming to the fore. "But core to our promise as an insurer is to provide ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
With research showing the average cost for a Statement of Advice has increased 10% in 12 months, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is warning of the detrimental impact ongoing reform is having on financial advisers and consumers. ...

Super needs improvement: Report card

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... sub-indices, Australia ranked third and sixth respectively. Australia could improve its ranking in a number of ways, the research suggested, starting by increasing the pension age and requiring members to take benefits as an income stream. Moderating ...

The case for an overhaul of advice: Rice Warner, FSC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... financial product advice would be required to implement any strategic advice but could be provided without it. Of this, the research suggests that education, information and general advice should fall under the term general information while personal ...

Sunsuper cops rating downgrades

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... placed an emphasis on benchmark relativities, Sunsuper still remains a worthy choice. Morningstar director of manager research Tim Wong said multisector strategies have been hampered by the revised framework. "Not many multisector funds which include ...

Australia among strongest on governance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
New research from the Calvert Institute has identified the countries with the strongest and weakest corporate governance practices, with Australia among the top of the pack. Calvert examined 10 governance factors, including accounting risks and shareholder ...