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Westpac tops S&P ESG index

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
Westpac has been determined the financial services industry leader in the S&P Dow Jones global sustainability benchmark. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices annual review, developed in partnership with RobecoSAM, showed that Westpac comfortably ...

Advisers and aged care homes should forge relationships: BUPA

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
Financial advice professionals can improve the already enormous role they can play in alleviating the emotional stress and administrative burden of helping people into managed aged care by forming relationships directly with care facilities in their ...

Government releases draft super reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
The Turnbull government has released its first tranche of exposure draft legislation for proposed superannuation reforms. Describing the reforms as "fairer, more flexible and more sustainable," Treasurer Scott Morrison argued that "the majority of Australians" ...

ECPAM wins mandate, grows investment team

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
ECP Asset Management (ECPAM), the investment boutique set up by Hyperion Asset Management founder Dr Manny Pohl, has secured its third institutional mandate and made an addition to its investment team. Sam Byrnes has joined the firm in the newly created ...

Powerwrap launches SMA service

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Platform provider Powerwrap has launched a separately managed account (SMA) offering, designed to provide advisers and clients with improved investment opportunities by allowing managers to be more responsive to market conditions in real-time. The new ...

Under reporting of super fees harming investors: ASIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
ASIC says it is motivated by the fact that inconsistent and under reporting of superannuation fees is harming investors and as a regulator it will not allow this to continue. ASIC has also revealed it recently knocked back industry requests to extend ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
Australian GDP The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the country's National Accounts report showing that while the economy's quarterly real GDP growth halved to 0.5% in the three months to June from 1.0% in the March quarter, the annual ...

Hedge fund, PE allocations drive super fees: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Higher allocation to riskier and less liquid asset classes is driving higher superannuation fees, according to a new study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). The CIFR funded study analysed the factors influencing superannuation ...

Enrolments point to adviser growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
New figures from education provider Kaplan Professional suggest a greater number of people are embracing financial advice as a career. Data from the end of August showed there was close to a 30% increase in financial services enrolments compared to ...

What to consider before opting for managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
Staying true to your investment philosophy and understanding your objectives is key to ensuring success when entering the managed accounts market. That was the key takeaway from a panel session at the 2016 Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. ...