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Aussies second-most optimistic about retirement: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Australians are the second-most optimistic about retirement, according to new SSGA research that compared retirement satisfaction levels across eight countries. SSGA's Global Retirement Reality Report polled 9400 people across Australia, US, UK ...

Advice is valuable but advocacy issues abound

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... presenting the white paper to conference delegates on Thursday, CoreData principal and founder Andrew Inwood said the research found the personal brands of advisers have remained intact, despite the industry's reputational problems at large. "The industry ...

Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
"The Fed is going wild. The problem in my opinion is Treasury and the Fed. The Fed is going loco and there's no reason for them to do it. I'm not happy about it." This was US president Donald Trump's take on the previous day's slump ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Wall Street has fallen! Repeat, Wall Street has fallen! The financial headlines made sure that you, I and Irene are spooked even before Halloween - with accompanying rationales at that. Wall Street plunges as investors seek safety - Sky News Sudden ...

Can Hollywood turn advice mainstream?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... market share is enormous, with around 90% of the adult population without a financial adviser. According to Rainmaker Research titled Financial planner customer usage rates published in June this year, around two million Australians have a financial ...

Diversification mandates lead the way: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Alternative risk premia mandates from institutional investors decreased slightly last financial year, but it's hardly a global slowdown, according to an international investment consultant. The latest asset manager intelligence and market trends ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Australians are not alone when it comes to leaving retirement savings on the table from a lack of financial literacy. However, Europeans arguably face a steeper learning curve. The J.P. Morgan Asset Management 2018 Income Barometer Survey, which interviewed ...

AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... membership, Lacheur said. Recipient charities for the 2018 financial year included the Make A Wish Foundation, Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Missing Persons Advocacy Network, Canteen, Bear Cottage, Camp Quality, Little Heroes and Lifeline. The ...

Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
A $160 billion global quantitative investment manager is supporting research that aims to determine whether cryptocurrency prices are predictable. Using natural language processing, the Oxford-Man Institute research is attempting to identify tradeable ...

AustralianSuper says women face superannuation poverty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
New research from AustralianSuper unearths startling realities about women facing poverty in retirement. The study, conducted with the help of Monash University, found mounting evidence surrounding the gender gap in superannuation after interviewing ...