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Trump's helping hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2016
Twist and shout and shake it all about if we have to but there's no turning back on Trump now. There are plenty who loath the man, even more that despise him. But not the far-right wing politicians, especially in Europe where elections are due this ...

Life insurance satisfaction declines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
New Roy Morgan research shows the satisfaction of life and risk insurance policy holders has dropped 1.8% to 67.5% in the past year. While the findings show a drop, satisfaction levels are up from 66.3% three years ago and five of the 13 largest funds ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The top three performing exchange-traded products dedicated to Australian equities over the past year were smart beta strategies, a new Rainmaker report shows. Rainmaker's ETP Report for the September quarter shows a wide range of outcomes in the past ...

Ageing boards problematic: ACSI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The growing number of younger women holding directorships is doing nothing to combat Australia's ageing boards problem, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. ACSI's latest research shows that although female directors are ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Cbus has been working with Willis Towers Watson to assess how effectively the fund is doing their primary job: preparing members for retirement. The $34 billion industry super fund has worked with the consultant in the development of a Retirement Income ...

VicSuper highlights retirement struggles

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
More than 50% of Australians aged over 55 feel financially underprepared for retirement and 23% feel completely out of depth when thinking about retirement finances. The findings come from a study commissioned by VicSuper, also detailing that two in ...

A mining renaissance courtesy of President Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
I guess it's safe to say that Trump has got all - or nearly most of us - stumped, including Trump. "Donald Trump never actually wanted to be President of the United States", according to documentary filmmaker and author Michael Moore. In hindsight ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Once big institutions come around to the benefits of digital member engagement, digital advice services will become as reliable and ubiquitous as internet banking is now, according to Decimal founder and executive director, strategy and innovation Jan ...

HLB Mann Judd expands in WA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
HLB Mann Judd has partnered with a Perth based financial planning business and formed a new wealth management service in Western Australia. Partnering with Sovereign Plus, the new wealth business will operate under the HLB Mann Judd Wealth Management ...

Robo-advisers friend not foe: Cerulli

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Robo-advisers are not the fundamental disruption feared by the financial advice industry but instead are a catalyst among traditional advice providers to move into the digital world. New research from global research and consulting firm Cerulli Associates ...