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Aussie pension pros most confident about valuations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... increase since the 1960s, according to recent World Health Organisation (WHO) data. Japan, Singapore and Australia are among the top five countries where people live the longest, with average life expectancies of 83.7, 83.1 and 82.8 respectively. With ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... market capitalisation assets test and the planned introduction of a formal free float test," WAM Capital said. WAM Capital's top performing stocks for the year were Smartgroup, A2 Milk, IPH, Mayne Pharma Group, and Blackmores. Among its top holdings ...

TAL launches ad campaign as LIF top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Australia's largest life insurer, TAL, has launched a new consumer brand campaign to open the dialogue between Australians and life insurers. The campaign, which launched on national television on Sunday 24 July, hopes to raise the awareness of the ...

Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The body representing Australia's top four financial authorities says the country is well placed to manage the economic and financial repercussions of Brexit. The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) presented a report to the federal government earlier ...

PROFILE: Metlife chief executive Deanne Stewart

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... a really inclusive and supportive environment so that people can really bring their best self to work." Stepping into the top role just under two years ago, Stewart saw an opportunity to do more than outline a vision or implement a strategy and instead ...

New $70bn MLC fund gives retail access to unlisted

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... program, for example, is one of our best performers out there, and you can only get access to those assets with scale. On top of that, in terms of delivering a better experience for our members, online and digital services have a fixed cost to invest ...

Trust ahead of returns for member retention

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... just over a third of these 730 members nominated trust as their biggest reason for staying, with investment returns nominated top by 27.7%. Good service was nominated by 25.3%, ahead of low fees at 23.5%. Equip executive officer member relationships ...

ASX ranks third in global sustainability survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... for best practices in public, fiscal and retirement policy in 43 nations around the world. Dominated by northern Europe the top 10 countries for retirement outcome are: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands ...

PIMCO names new CEO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... She will report to Joachim Fels, managing director and global economic advisor. "Danielle and Tiffany are examples of the top industry talent we continue to add to our global team of investment professionals. So far in 2016, PIMCO has hired more than ...