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Chief economist update: If you can't beat Trump, copy Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
The Shanghai composite index surged by 4.1% at the end of yesterday's trading activity in China. This is the biggest single day gained since 2 March 2016 (4.3%) and followed the 2.5% jump in the index last Friday. This is to be expected given that ...

Under the hood of low-fee funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
Lower fee multi-asset funds that skimp on alternatives investments can take a beating in market downturns, new research by Zenith has found. Its 2018 multi asset diversified review compared the performance and drawdown of 88 funds, splitting them into ...

BennBridge boutique launches small caps fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
A boutique under Bennelong Funds Management's UK business BennBridge has launched a new fund that will invest in UK small caps. Tellworth Investments LLP is starting the new fund LF Tellworth UK Smaller Companies Fund, which will hold 40-60 stocks. ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Self-managed super funds continue to have the lowest fees across all superannuation vehicles, charging an average total expense ratio of 0.82%, latest Rainmaker Research shows. The 2018 Rainmaker Fee Study, which analysed more than 2500 fee options ...

Young advisers key to business sustainability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
The highest performing financial services firms are those that are more likely to hire younger advisers, according to new research. Macquarie's second bi-annual AFS Benchmarking Report shows that more than 55% of high performing firms are hiring younger ...

SMSFs: Who, what, where, when and how

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Financial advisers have been provided with a simple checklist to employ when considering recommending a self-managed superannuation fund to clients. Australian Financial Complaints Authority lead ombudsman - superannuation, June Smith reinforced the ...

Lost super sits at $17.5bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
The total amount of lost and unclaimed superannuation stands at $17.5 billion, new data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows. During 2017-18, unclaimed super reduced by $420 million, with New South Wales accounting for more than $2.2 million ...

The top-performing ETFs in September are...

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
An ASX-listed ETF that tracks palladium metal delivered the best returns in September, while ETFs tracking small caps took a beating. ETF Securities' Physical Palladium ETF (ETPMPD) returned close to 12% in September as the silvery-white metal's ...

Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Investment in exchange-traded funds can no longer be "phoned in" especially when the products are viewed as a transcendent technology that will reshape the traditional fund landscape. Using the analogy that smartphones have become less about calling ...

You got me at like: Advisers tap social to retain clients

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Social-savvy financial advisers share their winning strategies at the AFA conference. Sam Robinson from Pursue Wealth, Nicole Heales from Nicole Heales Financial and Glen James from Fortify Financial have one thing in common: they are all certified ...