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Women less prepared for retirement: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
Latest BT Financial Group research highlights less than one-fifth of women feel satisfied they are on track in preparing for their financial future. Additionally the BTFG research highlights 51% of women believe they won't have enough superannuation ...

Financial services giants launch ESG indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... the EMBI Global Diversified, GBI-EM Global Diversified and CEMBI Broad Diversified indices. Joyce Chang, global head of research for J.P. Morgan said: "We are launching the J.P. Morgan ESG index, the first of its kind in emerging markets fixed income ...

Industry fund adds chair, first female director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... Superpartners which was acquired by Link Group in 2014. He currently holds three other directorships in banking, medical research and business consulting. The industry fund has also appointed Kerry Johnson as an independent director, marking the fund's ...

Smaller super funds lead Roy Morgan rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... but rather act or not on how they feel about the performance of their current fund," he said. "To understand this, our research has highlighted the need to measure members' satisfaction with performance overall." Morris added that trust between funds ...

Chief economist update: Not as good as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
History was made when North Korean supremo Kim Jung-un took one step south of the Korean DMZ (demilitarised zone) to shake hands with his southern counterpart, South Korea president Moon Jae-in. An epic in itself, it invalidates Rudyard Kipling's (re-phrased) ...

Royal Commission bad for super: Switzer

ALEX BURKE, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... since 1985, very few finance ministers or Treasurers have ever got serious about the finance sector," he added Rainmaker research shows that at 31 December 2017, not-for-profit funds - 54% of which are industry funds - held about $200 billion in Australian ...

Baby boomers unprepared for wealth transfer: Australian Unity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... mutual, the size of this wealth transfer should serve as a reminder to check their estate distribution plan. Citing a joint research report from the University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology and Victoria University, Australian Unity ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... within the authority provided by the licensee under the Corporations Act. Such actions would include failing to adequately research a recommended financial product; failure to consider a client's circumstances; failure to provider personal advice as ...

Funds SA fills two senior investment roles

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... he had worked as a researcher for Industry Super Property Trust, where he was involved in strategy and capital markets research and commercial transactions, Financial Standard then reported. Prior to ISPT, Kempton worked as an assistant valuer at CB ...

Chief economist update: Prudence, patience and persistence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The European Central Bank's (ECB) 26 April Governing Council meeting produced unchanged monetary policy settings yet again, marking the 26th month of inaction. The eurozone's interest rates haven't changed - repo rate at 0.0%; deposit facility at -0.40% ...