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Evidence of "pay to play" in US pension consulting

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... until 2011, a new research paper found. Pay to Play in Investment Management, a paper published by William Beggs from University of San Diego and Thuong Harvison from University of Arizona last month, looked at all investment advisory firms registered ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Research conducted by the Australian National University suggests insider trading by company directors and associated trading on the Australian Security Exchange is "rife". The research examined trades made by company directors after positive and negative ...

Investors must monitor social mood: Nikko

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... also showed a Nespresso ad where George Clooney narrates the story of a daughter of one such farmer who can now attend university. "Many think of change in terms of technological and economic disruption. While understanding disruption is clearly vital ...

Allianz Retire+ to research retirement transition

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
Allianz Retire+ is partnering with Macquarie University in a three-year research project to better understand the impact of holistic advice on retiree happiness. Macquarie University associate professor Joanne Earl will lead the project, and will work ...

AXA IM dips toes in Aussie student housing

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... Atira Student Living Portfolio. The accommodation is located in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide and in proximity of University of Melbourne and University of Queensland and others, with the average asset less than two years old. AXA said the venture ...

Finance cheats more likely to cheat: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
A University of Texas study has found finance professionals who engage in misconduct at work are more likely to be unfaithful in marriage. The study looked at financial advisers, chief financial officers and chief executives amongst others using the ...

FPA offers postgrad course discounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... higher education providers to provide discounts of up to 25% on certain postgraduate course fees for members. Deakin University, Swinburne University, TAFE NSW, the University of Newcastle and Kaplan Professional are the first institutions to offer the ...

Wealth projection boosts super fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... The proportion of members with an RIE tended to make salary sacrifice contributions 33% higher, the research found. University of Sydney lecturer and co-researcher George Smyrnis said the analysis shows presenting the RIE encouraged higher rates of salary ...

FASEA approves more coursework

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... standards. Coursework offered by the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA), CFA Societies Australia and Queensland University of Technology have been added to a growing list of FASEA-approved curriculum standards. Financial advisers who have ...

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... outperformance in any one year or our position in a survey," he says. Robert Brooks, deputy dean of education at Monash University, says members' risk preferences vary with several factors, including age and lifestyle expectations, and should be ...