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Two senior hires at Integrity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... retail product. Rogers joined the life insurance provider from CommInsure, where he was a senior product development and research manager for the last three years. "Across retail and group life insurance, our teams are totally committed to acting in ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
With one tweet, US President Donald Trump reversed all of Wall Street's gains... and then some. "....I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... Association (IIA) estimate of 3.3 million indices - about 70 times more. FTSE Russell managing director of global markets research Philip Lawlor says the role of the index provider is changing shape rapidly, particularly in the last decade. It's ...

Industry Super Australia chair steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... allocation to agribusiness within the next five years. He said the significant growth in private equity, especially in medical research and sciences will be led by industry funds.

Chief economist update: Bottom line slows down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on its Business Indicators, Australia report for the third quarter of this year makes for sober reading for investors dabbling in the country's share market (that makes all Australians ...

Blockchain comes to managed funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... to access the blockchain network. However, they will have the option to build specialised portals of their own. "Our research with Forrester earlier this year shows that Calastone has saved the Australian funds industry over $38 million in costs since ...

For-profit lobbying leads to $53bn problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... reform designed to benefit the for-profit super sector are posing big problems for Australia's retirement system. Latest research from the AIST and UTS corporate governance professor Thomas Clarke shows concessions in the reforms to Australia's superannuation ...

Chief economist update: RBA more likely to cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) painted an optimistic picture of the global and domestic economies when it held its policy meeting last month (6 November) before concluding that "...the stance of monetary policy unchanged at this meeting would be ...

Superannuation funds ramp up co-investment opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... actively partnering to seize investment opportunities in infrastructure and real estate compared to global counterparts, new research shows. Preqin's Australian Superannuation Funds in Alternatives report finds partnerships in the form of joint ventures ...

Pilot program to boost AIA staff mental health

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... feature earlier this year, Mu said the life insurer approached mental health by focusing on incorporating prevention with research while raising awareness, adding AIA's wellness platform AIA Vitality was available for all staff, to help incentivise ...