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Disruption not sustainable: Schroders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... been the reverse, will not. "The way that we see is that they are subject to little threat from tech, it's easy to say disruption is the word of the day but alumina and oil is not going to be disrupted by Software as a Service (SaaS)," Conlon said. When ...

Active portfolios post stellar returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... respective benchmarks, with one fund manager delivering a whopping 96% for the year. Vision Super's Innovation and Disruption Option, managed by Baillie Gifford, delivered a staggering 70.76% p.a. and 96.18% p.a. for its super and pension plan respectively. ...

Superhero sets eyes on managed accounts

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... may have been "fixated on having an individual HIN" in the past, he argues this is just a mindset - and one ripe for disruption, too. "The ASX is actively trying to replace the CHESS system, its 25 years old, so I think our competitors use it because ...

Chief economist update: Morrison manufactures Australia's future

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
All good things must come to an end. For a moment in time, the world economy benefitted from increased globalisation underscored by both comparative advantage and just-in-time supply chain management, triggering product innovations, higher value-added ...

Australia world class in retirement wellbeing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... retirees had balances too low to sustain their lifestyle. "Australian retirees whose balance has been affected by market disruption throughout 2020 may have to reconsider what their retirement looks like," he said. Australia was one of 16 countries that ...

IRESS caves in, ups OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... Sotiriou said in the note. "The reality is we will never know. However, in an environment which is seeing a further major disruption at the big end of town (with IFL moving on MLC, AMP and BTFG possibly for sale, and Colonial moving to KKR), it is creating ...

Former Christian Super investments chief in new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... Brightlight, where he is still chief investment officer. "I believe in the integrity and independence of advice and the disruption Paua is creating in the market," Macready said. "The more I get to know the team, the more excited I am by their desire ...

Super funds accused of chest beating on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... methodologies and strategies that can achieve such an outcome." The report identified super funds as particularly vulnerable to disruption caused by climate change due to their long-term investment horizon and noted that COVID-19 did not seem to slow ...

Aussie small caps outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... skill, it is gaming the system," Rainmaker said. In the large-cap international equities sector, Loftus Peak Global Disruption Fund (23.1%), Zurich Concentrated Global Growth (23%) and BetaShares Global Sustainability Leaders (22%) were the best performers. ...

AMP deed of release bars advisers joining class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... given the recent changes to legislation following the Royal Commission resulting in significant economic changes and disruption across the industry. This includes the removal of grandfathered commissions, new mandatory education standards, and new regulations ...