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MFS executives create advisory council

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... variety of factors including mentoring, leadership, technical training, macro outlook and investment culture. "MFS has historically had low turnover among its investment team members, which has resulted in a consistent investment process and investment ...

WA Super awards admin mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... means the SuperChoice platform can quickly be leveraged by clients as they source new functionality and data that has historically not been available to them or their customers. "Our clients rely on us to do the groundwork for them. Developing solutions ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... reducing their current standard of living, she said. O'Dwyer added this is something that should be top of mind in a historically low-wage growth environment. She also hit back at the super industry that's "often very quick to point out that the only ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... executive Alex Vynokur said his company has received a significant amount of praise for the decision. Facebook was historically considered eligible for inclusion because of its "strong global leadership position on carbon emission metrics," Vynokur explained ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... market, but overall expectations remain quite favorable. Despite the modest retreat in confidence, index levels remain historically high and suggest further strong growth in the months ahead." For sure, because there are still jobs a-plenty. The details ...

OneVue sells SMSF admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... profitable business in its own right, and one of the few remaining niche providers in a consolidating market. While it has historically formed part of the broader Australian KPMG network, changing market dynamics make it more suited for growth with a ...

SMSFs ceding ground to direct investors in the ETF market

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... stocks, with ETFs being the investment product of choice for this generation." He added: "The combination of the historically low interest rate environment in Australia and low levels of affordability for residential housing is causing millennial investors ...

Acadian talks big data 2.0, launches A-shares strategy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... are best placed, she adds. In the past fortnight Acadian launched its China A-shares strategy. China A-shares have historically been reserved for domestic investors but are now being granted foreign access through the RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional ...

Advisers reckoning with direct risk sales growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
Life insurance products sold directly to consumers are gaining prevalence over an area historically dominated by financial advisers and dealer groups, Strategic Insight's latest statistics show. The researcher found that in the decade to 2017, risk ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... proposition than one of what we're seeing. The link between US rates and a dollar may not be the link everyone expects." Historically the US dollar strengthening damages emerging market debt. However Munro said the reason it damaged emerging markets ...