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Investors stick with managed accounts despite volatility

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
Latest research shows inflows pushed managed accounts through strong headwinds in the second half of 2018. The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals' latest six monthly Managed Accounts FUM Census shows net fund inflows in the second half of last ...

Chief economist update: Breaking up is hard to do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
"They say that breaking up is hard to do, now I know, I know that it's true..." - Neil Sedaka. This song must be playing in UK prime minister Theresa May's head - it should as it did in mine - when a second round of voting in the House of Commons ...

Rejuvenated APRA asserts authority

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
APRA issued a stern warning to super funds to expect a more assertive and demanding prudential regulator that will crack down on underperformance and poor cooperation. But it is being held back by the long-awaited passage of a Bill. Deputy chair Helen ...

Banks, ASIC still at war over fees-for-no-service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
ASIC's fee-for-no-service report card shows the regulator and some financial advice licensees still have fundamentally different views on what constitutes a fee-worthy service. ASIC's fees-for-no-service further review report card has shone light on ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Iron ore prices are going to go up. Iron ore prices are headed lower. Iron ore prices will go up and then head down. These are the different forecast permutations on the outlook for iron ore. Here's a quick sampling of the Australian Financial Review's ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
It may have "started with a kiss" for British soul band "Hot Chocolate", but several years from now, when we look back at what I foresee as the re-starting of the engines of global growth, we'll all know that this started with the Powell pause. ...

Macquarie chief executive on striking a balance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
At a recent Women in Super lunch, Shemara Wikramanayake spoke about how she managed competing commitments between raising a family and working her way up the corporate ladder at Macquarie Group. Wikramanayake has two children, now teenagers. Her husband ...

Super rules must support women: AIST

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees renewed calls for superannuation legislation to be stepped up to close the gender gap in retirement savings. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck outlined the body's four-step plan to address the ...

Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Women are more concerned about their financial future than men, while the number of women investing online has almost doubled in the last five years. On International Women's Day, Investment Trends research that shows about 150,000 women are using online ...

Working women more likely to experience mental illness

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Working women in Australia are up against it when it comes to mental health, research shows. Latest insights from SuperFriend show working women are much more likely to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime than their male counterparts. ...