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Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... superannuation entities have misused members' retirement savings. Citing Productivity Commission reports, the Royal Commission notes superannuation and retirement advice is the most common type of financial advice sought by consumers. It represents about ...

Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... April 16, the Royal Commission has called out the "labyrinthine" regulatory regime in which the industry operates. The paper notes the current legislative framework for financial advice was designed in the 1990s, at a time where "economic, political ...

Focus on tax outcomes to drive up member returns: Parametric

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... chief investment officer Paul Bouchey, research managing director for Australia Raewyn Williams and researcher Tianchuan Li, notes that higher investment returns correspond with a higher tax take to the ATO. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing ...

Chief economist update: The euro's doing Trump's work in the Eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... 57.1 in February. The strong euro is losing the trade war for Europe sans Trump's tariffs, no thanks very much. As Markit notes, "The fact that export order book growth has more than halved since the end of last year suggests the stronger euro is taking ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... Russell's research argues the relevance of ESG issues varies from industry to industry, and even company to company. It notes, for example, that "fuel efficiency has a bigger impact on the bottom line of an airline than it does for an investment bank." ...

Fintechs save time: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... its submission to Treasury's review of open banking in Australia, Fintech Australia described the initiative as vital but notes several shortcomings to customer data collection and reuse. It said reports from its 170 members indicated between 10 to 50% ...

Open banking regime to boost advice

DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... its submission to Treasury's review of open banking in Australia, Fintech Australia described the initiative as vital but notes several shortcomings to customer data collection and reuse. It said reports from its 170 members indicated between 10 to 50% ...

Advice clients most satisfied with goals-based approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... clients to geopolitical events, resulting in widespread uncertainty around increasing overseas exposure. Investment Trends notes that investors' hopes for returns on Australian equities remain disassociated from market performance - the Australian stock ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... Further, the amount invested in mFunds almost tripled over the 12 month period while money moved away from floating rate notes and options. Dale said SMSF investors were active in equity markets in 2017, with total portfolios up more than 15% on the ...

Long-short performance justifies fees: Zenith

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... such, investors should understand that these costs are additional to the headline management cost stated by managers. Zenith notes that these are not new costs as they have always been incurred as part of managing a fund and ultimately reflected in the ...