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Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... costs and decreased profit margins. Despite such headwinds, confidence in the ability to perform remains high, latest research shows. According to RBC Investor and Treasury Services, 97% of asset managers are confident they can successfully adapt to ...

Praemium taps Netwealth analyst for head governance role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
A senior Netwealth investment research analyst is moving to Praemium. Damian Cilmi joins the managed accounts provider as its new head of investment managers and governance, starting his tenure on Monday, September 3. With the Praemium SMA already holding ...

Boutique grows to meet managed accounts demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... of the firm's distribution across Australia. The boutique also appointed portfolio construction and investment manager research specialist Michael Lange as an analyst with its investment team. Quilla director Andrew Connors said managed accounts would ...

Vamos departs Regnan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
Pauline Vamos has resigned as chief executive of Regnan, following just 12 months in the role. The ESG research house announced today that Vamos will leave the business to pursue other interests and wished her well in doing so. Regnan said it has commenced ...

Stale boys club lingers on: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... funds management organisations; 34% said they were the only woman employed in their occupation in their workplace. The research identified negative views and attitudes towards women working in investment management is particularly evident in older men ...

Workers want extra super contributions: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
Working Australians want their employer to contribute more towards their retirement savings, according to latest research from a $57 billion Queensland superannuation fund. Sunsuper released its 2018 Australian Employee Insights Report, which found ...

More risk advisers offloading practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
Pressures of the Royal Commission, the Life Insurance Framework and educational reforms are prompting risk advisers to hurriedly sell their practices at discount prices, a merger and acquisitions expert says. Radar Results principal John Birt said there ...

Chief economist update: Blame the US economy for the widening trade gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
From "fake news", US President Donald Trump might label the Census Bureau's numbers on "International Trade in Goods" as "fake stats". It refutes his claim in March that "trade wars are good, and easy to win." The report shows America's balance ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
The S&P 500 index closed at 2896.74 points at the end of last night's trading activity on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia, it's a new record high! Yippee-kay-yay and hallelujah! This is good for stock markets around the world, including Australia. ...

Aussie super asset allocation "riskier": Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
UBS Asset Management's latest pension fund indicator report highlights the propensity of Australian superannuation funds to invest a substantial portion of retirement savings in "risker" assets such as equities. According to the report, the asset ...