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Partnership empowers accountants to give advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Self-managed superannuation fund software provider Class has partnered with an online financial adviser in a move that will give accountants the power to offer financial advice to clients without an AFSL. Accountants working with SMSF clients will indirectly ...

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Global green bond issuance increased 60% in 2016, continuing the asset class' rapid rise. Fitch Ratings' research shows green bond issuance rose to US$113 billion globally in 2016, underlining investor and issuer interest, especially exposure to environmental ...

Sunsuper hires investment manager from Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
Sunsuper has appointed a new investment manager. Scott McNally joins Sunsuper from Mercer Investment Consulting, where he was a manager research consultant. Prior to that, he was an investment consultant at Sovereign Investment Research. McNally also ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
A majority of investors are turning to actively managed investments in times of economic volatility, new research by global asset manager Natixis found. Eight in ten (79%) investors said they favour active managers to help generate alpha in this current ...

Budget undermining super: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... first home super saver scheme will do nothing to address housing affordability but will work to undermine Australia's world-class superannuation system and Labor will not support it," they said. Shadow Finance Minister Jim Chalmers told the ABC that ...

SMSFs hit hard by super reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... superannuation reforms - not 4% the government grossly underestimated in last year's budget. A new report from SMSF software company Class found Baby Boomers aged 49 and over will be the hardest hit as they make on average $34,100 in annual concessional ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
There is no better way to understand blockchain technology than to invest in bitcoins, a digital currency that has outperformed traditional currencies in recent years, according to an industry expert. This week the cryptocurrency broke record-highs ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Disregarding benchmarks through an upside/downside capture strategy can help investors manage volatility risk while still achieving healthy returns. Launching a new white paper on how defensive strategies can benefit Australian equity investors, AllianceBernstein ...

AxiomSL appoints APAC chief

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... growth. I look forward to helping our clients navigate this complex regulatory environment with the firm's suite of world-class products." Tierney's appointment follows AxiomSL appointing a country manager for Australia, Andrew Wood. Wood joined the ...

BetaShares expands to Victoria

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
BetaShares is celebrating its $4 billion milestone with the creation of a new role and establishment of a new office. In support of its continued growth, BetaShares has appointed a national manager, adviser services to be based in the business' new ...