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Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... portfolios, according to a leading industry executive. Speaking at the Financial Standard Exchange Traded Funds Best Practice Forum in Sydney yesterday, iShares head Jon Howie said there were several trends shaping how ETFs can play a better role in ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... change is and will continue to be SMSF investment. Speaking at the Financial Standard Exchange Traded Funds Best Practice Forum in Sydney today, Shead said ETFs are almost custom made for the SMSF sector. "[They are] a really good DIY-type instrument ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Choice chief executive Alan Kirkland told superannuation funds a few home truths this week, relaying several member perceptions about the industry ahead of research to be released by the consumer advocacy group. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation ...

Register for the Financial Standard ETF Forum

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... advisers and other industry professionals to register for the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Exchange Traded Fund Forum on 26 July. The all-day event at Sydney's Four Seasons Hotel will feature presentation from leading ETF providers including ...

ETF survey offers chance to win $300 MYER voucher

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... intermediaries can win a $300 MYER gift voucher by completing the first annual Financial Standard Best Practice Exchange Traded Funds Forum survey. The survey is designed to help Financial Standard understand how ETFs are impacting the marketplace to ...

Fixed income, smart beta need better access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
... market is currently underserving investors. iShares Australia chief executive Jon Howie told the recent Bloomberg Buy-side Forum in Sydney that in terms of smart beta "there's a lot of work to be done on systematic investing to access those factors in ...

Unintended consequences unearthed in super changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... include a $1.6 million cap on funds entering the pension phase, at the latest Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum in Sydney. In TPD insurance scenario testing the forum's attendees unearthed an unintended consequence of the cap which ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Pacific Pension Institute and the Pension Investment Association of Canada. He was a member of the advisory board at the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and the Faculty Advisory Board at UBC Sauder School of Business. The British Columbia Investment Management ...

HNW investors value role of advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
The Legg Mason 2016 Global Investment Survey revealed that a growing number of Australians are seeking financial advice and place a considerable amount of trust in that advice. Legg Mason surveyed 4,103 high net worth investors aged from 40 to 75 ("investors") ...

Credit ratings agencies sign PRI statement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Six global credit ratings agencies are joining a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) initiative that will examine environmental, social and governance factors with a more systematic approach. Kick-starting the initiative was a PRI announcement ...