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Insurer awards $80m mandate

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018

An Australian insurer has awarded a Natixis affiliate a mandate to manage $80 million in an absolute return strategy. The H20 Adagio strategy targets an absolute return between 2-4% per year, over the recommended two-year investment period through investments ...

$300k makes advice worthwhile: Research

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018

Roy Morgan research suggests having a minimum of $300,000 triggers the need for financial advice. The survey of more than 50,000 consumers in the year to October reinforces that financial advisers tend to target clients at the top end of the income ...

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018

Australians do not want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study. The FSC recently released results of its consumer survey conducted in July this year. The survey ...

And so this is Christmas, another year (almost) over

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018

The "mother of all eco stats" - the US employment report - has been released. But it was neither here nor there and by the looks of it, it didn't make an iota of a difference that the Fed will raise the fed funds rate by another 25 basis points ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD | FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018

Actuaries have calculated mortality rates among Australians who use annuities. It is research they hope will help develop retirement income products including CIPRs. The Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate ...

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018

A prominent financial advice group suggests Labor's proposals on negative gearing, capital gains tax and dividend imputation all need a closer look heading into an election year. HLB Mann Judd Sydney wealth partner Jonathan Philpot said these issues ...

Industry fund hires group executive

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018

A $51 billion superannuation fund has appointed a new group executive as it reshuffles its team. Gemma Kyle has been appointed as the group executive of corporate services, which is one of the six newly-created teams inside Rest. The corporate services ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018

An $11 billion industry superannuation fund has created two new executive executive roles that report directly to the chief executive officer. Local Government Super, which manages superannuation investments for employees in NSW local governments, has ...

Nikko Asset Management awards global equities mandate

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018

Nikko Asset Management has awarded a global equities mandate for $260 million. UK-based Royal London Asset Management, together with Ironbark Asset Management, won the mandate from the Australia and New Zealand arm of Nikko. Sydney-based Ironbark, which ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018

With one tweet, US President Donald Trump reversed all of Wall Street's gains... and then some. "....I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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