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How to find alpha in advice: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Advisers who focus on client behavioural coaching over commoditising investment or stock selection can find "alpha" in their value proposition, according to an industry expert. Vanguard head of portfolio construction Francis Kinniry said embracing new-age ...

2018: The year of scaled advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
The scaled financial advice offering at a $66 billion industry superannuation fund is experiencing significant growth due to increased demand from younger members. According to UniSuper, demand for its scaled advice offering has increased more than ...

Unlisted property top performer in 2017: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Unlisted property funds outperformed most asset classes and delivered returns three times more than Australian equities in 2017. This is according to a joint report compiled by Zenith Investment Partners, MSCI and the Property Funds Association, which ...

Chief economist update: The key to ECB taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Not a single soul could argue with ECB President Mario Draghi's assessment that "euro area economy is expanding robustly" and neither with his self-congratulatory remark that "our measures have put the euro area economy on a solid growth pathway, driven ...

Kerr Neilson steps down as Platinum chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Platinum co-founder and chief executive Kerr Neilson will hand over the reins to his successor on July 1. Neilson will remain a member of the Platinum investment team and an executive director on the board. In a letter to Platinum shareholders, Neilson ...

FPA optimistic CFP will get FASEA tick

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is confident the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will recognise the Certified Financial Planner designation as a suitable bridging course for existing financial advisers. FPA chair Neil ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
Raised volatility on Wall Street, North Korea, American protectionism, stagnant wages growth and high household debt levels, rising electricity prices and still elevated property prices - and more recently, Barnaby Joyce - these are a few of (not my ...

ASFA slams Grattan's super proposals

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has slammed the Grattan Institute's key proposals to close the persistent gender gap in superannuation. Grattan Institute fellow Brendan Coates authored a white-paper that said superannuation ...

Advisers cautious over fixed income allocations

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The $600 billion sitting in Australian term deposits tells a story that financial advisers and investors still treasure cash and there's apprehension to move money into once defensive fixed income assets. J.P. Morgan global market strategist for Australia ...

Tax adviser registrations swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The total number of registered tax (financial) advisers has returned to 19,000, despite 6000 failing to renew their registration by the end of 2015. According to the Tax Practitioners Board, about 13,000 of the 19,000 registered tax (financial) advisers ...