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New managing director at Paragem

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
HUB24 financial planning subsidiary Paragem is welcoming a former Perpetual executive as its managing director. The licensing solutions provider for financial advisers announced Nathan Jacobsen will take his new post in September. Jacobsen spent 10 ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Creating a best-in-show list of default superannuation funds shouldn't overlook specific needs of members, particularly when it comes to life insurance, according to Cbus. The industry super fund told the Productivity Commission yesterday that while ...

Hermes launches carbon ESG tool

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
The $60 billion global manager will launch a tool to calculate a fund's carbon performance and carbon risk as a part of its ESG toolkit to help fund managers make better decisions about investments. Hermes Investment Management will also use the tool ...

Super fund rationalisation painful: PwC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
The superannuation industry shouldn't underestimate the pain or amount of difficulty it will experience if the proposed rationalisation of underperforming funds eventuates, the second day of Productivity Commission public hearings was told in Melbourne. ...

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
Difficulties in applying for the Age Pension headline a Retirement Essentials report about the challenges confronting older Australians dealing with Centrelink. The report - produced by National Seniors Australia and commissioned by Retirement Essentials ...

Priestley resigns from ASX, Future Fund boards

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
J.P. Morgan Australia non-executive chairman Robert Priestley has resigned from the boards of the Australian Securities Exchange and the Future Fund following the ACCC pursuing a criminal cartel conduct investigation. Announcing his decision, Priestley ...

Adviser performance data vital to remuneration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
In-depth communication of business performance data in financial advice practices can play a key role in motivating team members and the creation of remuneration packages, latest research shows. The inaugural Adviser Remuneration Report from Elixir ...

Global infrastructure manager opens Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
A $13 billion global private markets investor will open an office in Melbourne to capitalise on recent success in Australian infrastructure investment. Northleaf Capital Markets said establishing a formal presence in Australia extends the boutique's ...

The future of advice fee structures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2018
To ensure the success of financial advice businesses in the post-Royal Commission world, financial advisers must separate planning and product advice fees, as well as benchmark both planning advice fees and portfolio performance. That is the view of ...

Chief economist update: Fed flattens the yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Given the US equity market's reaction to the latest US Federal Reserve missive, one would think that Wall Street is against strong(er) growth. All major benchmark indices - DJIA, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 - closed lower after the Fed announced ...