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Climate change an imminent threat to returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... than neat, annual averages and that is why they have included the stress testing tool. Mercer global head of investment research Deb Clarke said: "This is clearly a fiduciary issue as it is about managing risk as set out in the World Economic Forum 2019 ...

Financial advice in 2030: What does it look like?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... aid transactional advice, such as life insurance and mortgages. "The increased automation of compliance obligations, research and documentation production will free up greater client engagement time for the median adviser in 2030," the paper reads. "The ...

Crestone builds investment team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... Crestone has also hired Anshula Venkataraman as an investment consultant from Morningstar's Sydney-based manager research team. Both report to Crestone's chief investment officer Scott Haslem. Crestone spun out of UBS Australia's wealth management ...

SMSFs outshine industry funds for large balances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
Industry superannuation fund satisfaction outranks retail funds in all categories, but failed to beat self-managed super funds when it comes to larger balances. This is according to Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report which found ...

Chief economist update: Two indicators giving the Fed a headache

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
It appears nothing is normal with the Fed's march toward normalising monetary policy. Not only has it stopped in its tracks, the White House wants it to go in reverse. Cue US President Trump's latest "advice" to the Fed: "In terms of quantitative ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property price falls become self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
"It's in a delicate situation. In terms of general direction, we're not surprised [prices have fallen]... That said, [the] downturn has been a bit bigger." These were the Australian Financial Review's (AFR) quotable quotes from its exclusive ...

Chief economist update: ECB digs deeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
Super Mario's back to doing whatever it takes. When European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi spoke at 'The ECB and Its Watchers XX' conference in Frankfurt on March 27, he concluded his speech emphasising that, "... the ECB will ...

AMP, Griffith University support professionalism

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2019
AMP is funding a financial advice research fellowship with the aim of raising professional standards in the advice industry. The new research fellowship and scholarship program is in partnership with Griffith University's Business School. As part of ...

Superannuation funds flag $113bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... became deputy chief. In 2017, the combined funds had over $60 billion and 770,000 members. Rainmaker executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said the state of Victoria's defined benefit superannuation obligation (via its association ...

Superannuation Consumer Advocate proposal needs work

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... superannuation industry groups have more than 100 staff - 20 of which are solely devoted to superannuation policy and research. "Consumers need their own independent voice to combat these powerful industry influences." The SCC received funding in 2018 ...