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Aussie retail crypto fund flags broker partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... cryptocurrencies. James Nguyen said: "What we're really looking at in terms of the crypto industry is the growth of a new asset class which is involved in building technologies and products that will change how everything is going to operate in the ...

ANZ sells NZ life insurance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... to provide life insurance to our customers but these insurance policies will now be manufactured and managed by a world-class insurance provider in Cigna," ANZ NZ chief executive David Hisco said. "This is consistent with how we provide motor vehicle ...

Alternatives specialist boosts leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
An alternative investments firm has added to its distribution capabilities and made four appointments to its small team. Brookvine is expanding as the firm experiences greater interest in its alternative and niche investment strategies. Former CQS head ...

More victims of financial crime in APAC: Reuters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
The latest financial crime research from Thomson Reuters found companies in Asia Pacific experienced financial crime above the global level. The survey found that globally 47% of companies had fallen victim to financial crime, however regionally, APAC ...

Wealth manager reviews software provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... be a part of Suncorp's overall vision for financial advice. "The future of planning tech means being to deliver best-in-class strategy and product modelling, giving advisers the ability to easily compare and project different client scenarios," Saiz ...

Retirement income paper open for consultation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
Treasury has laid out principles for its proposed retirement income covenant and is inviting stakeholders to submit consultation for the next four weeks. Here are key takeaways from it. The paper's primary suggestion - as expected -- is that all ...

Private debt attractive for instos: Sahota

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
Australia's $2.8 trillion private debt market could offer stable income opportunities for superannuation funds and high-net-worth individuals alongside capital preservation, according to fixed income veteran Bob Sahota. The private debt market in Australia ...

Advisers struggling with SMSF diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
Only one in five financial advisers consider clients' self-managed superannuation funds to be well diversified. The 2018 SMSF Insights Paper - a collaboration between Investment Trends, BT Financial Group and the SMSF Association - shows that despite ...

AMP Advice risk chief departs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... revelations during the financial advice round of the Royal Commission. Earlier this week AMP was hit with its third proposed class action lawsuit over shareholder losses due to the Royal Commission findings. In other news, digital advice experience AMP ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... and 20% in the Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (AUD). Each year the fund managers pull out 1% from each growth asset class and put 2% towards bonds. As a result, at the end of 30 years, members end up with 80% in bonds. Parametric's proposed DE ...