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Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
In the wake of new Budget measures to ease pressures on housing affordability, the Financial Planning Association of Australia reinforced its stance that superannuation should not be made accessible to first home buyers. Under proposals made in the ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Three separate financial services dispute resolution services will be combined and replaced by a 'one-stop-shop' to establish a simpler, more accessible and more affordable process for consumers. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) ...

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Both AMP Capital and Vanguard are ramping fixed income capabilities with new hires and job listings. On April 26, Andrea Jaehne joined AMP Capital as senior credit analyst, financials. She reports to acting head of credit Steven Hur, and will focus ...

Beware the volatility trap: AB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Disregarding benchmarks through an upside/downside capture strategy can help investors manage volatility risk while still achieving healthy returns. Launching a new white paper on how defensive strategies can benefit Australian equity investors, AllianceBernstein ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
Sandwiched between financial needs of adult children and elderly parents, pre-retirees (aged 50 plus) are in desperate need of financial advice or they risk retiring without adequate funds, warns REST Industry Super. In a new report the $40 billion ...

Sunsuper puts adviser trust front and centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
When it comes to offering advice and helping people achieve financial goals, trust is the game changer according to $40 billion super fund Sunsuper. At an exclusive adviser workshop in Brisbane, Sunsuper's head of advice and retail distribution Anne ...

Banks can offer fintech an olive branch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Financial technology upstarts promise to reinvent financial services, yet large institutions are accused of hindering progress. In an email blast to thousands of customers last year, Commonwealth Bank warned the use of certain fintech services could ...

BT Panorama lists sovereign bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
BT Panorama added a sovereign bond fund on its platform. The Colchester Global Government Bond Fund, which was recently rated as 'highly recommended' by Lonsec, is attractive for advisers seeking a defensive fixed income alternative for client portfolios. ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Poor rates on savings accounts, pricey property, and stock market volatility is leading an influx of millennial money to peer-to-peer lending. According to P2P lending platform RateSetter, millennials are coming in droves to seek out alternatives to ...

VanEck to launch smart beta bond ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
VanEck will launch a smart beta Australian fixed income exchange-traded fund on the ASX - the first of its kind in Australia. Trading under the ticker code PLUS, the VanEck Vectors Australian Corporate Bond Plus ETF tracks the Markit iBoxx AUD Corporates ...