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Financial advisers evolving as wealth managers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... managers. The 2018 Margin Lending Adviser Report also found that as high-net-worth investors demand more than just domestic equities advice from stockbrokers, only 33% of brokers will position themselves as stockbrokers to clients in 12 months' time. ...

Pension fund giant mandates Fidelity

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
The $2 trillion Japanese pension fund has appointed Fidelity's asset management arm to manage passive domestic equities. The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) appointed FIL Investments Japan and Resona Bank on December 26. Both will manage ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... behind diversification and ahead of capital growth. Advisers are also increasingly bearish in their outlook for domestic equities, with the average adviser expecting to see capital gains of 4.6% over the next 12 months, down from 6.5% in Q1 2018. "It ...

Super fund members satisfied but restless

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... senior analyst King Loong Choi said the increased member satisfaction came despite tepid performance in the domestic equities markets. "Still, super funds cannot rest on their laurels, given the fundamental shifts that are expected to flow from the Productivity ...

Family offices maintain equity allocations: Study

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
... runs an office in Sydney, found 65% of survey participants are relying on traditional asset allocations such as domestic equities and fixed income. Any move away from conventional portfolio construction is likely driven by family offices' interest in ...

Chief economist update: Australian workers, don't expect a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... inflation. This in turn, will lessen the pressure on the RBA to tighten monetary policy. Under such a scenario, domestic equities will benefit as more people find jobs. Jobs translate to income. Higher income means increased household spending. Stronger ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... inflation. This in turn, will lessen the pressure on the RBA to tighten monetary policy. Under such a scenario, domestic equities will benefit as more people find jobs. Jobs translate to income. Higher income means increased household spending. Stronger ...

Pension phase SMSFs prefer Aussie equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Self-managed superannuation fund members in the pension phase are demonstrating a stronger preference for domestic equities than their accumulation phase counterparts. Recent analysis from Class shows SMSFs in pension phase are, on average, allocating ...

Investors happier with online broking: Investment Trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... individuals who continued to actively trade in equities over that period. "The recent strong performance of domestic equities appears to have encouraged many Australians to continue trading," Guiamatsia said.

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... are often characterised as insufficiently diversified, having portfolios concentrated in cash and large cap domestic equities, but some SMSFs are more diversified than we give them credit for," Commonwealth Bank head of SMSF Customers, Marcus Evans said. ...