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Listed and direct real estate show correlation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
Both listed and direct real estate should be considered in an investment portfolio as the correlation between returns, diversification and volatility are similar over the long term. This is the view presented in a recent AMP Capital white paper. The ...

Good asset owners benchmarked at $30bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
About US$30 billion is needed for an asset owner to have the "raw materials" to implement a good investment strategy according to global consultant Willis Towers Watson. The firm's global head of investment, Chris Ford, told a recent Sydney ideas exchange ...

Aussies unsure about super contributions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
More than 70% of Australians don't know the superannuation guarantee rate, highlighting a difficulty in producing comfortable retirements as people are unaware of what they're contributing in the lead up. Sunsuper's 2016 Australian Employee Insights ...

One in four willing to switch advisers: EY survey

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Wealth managers in Australia will need to employ more client-centric strategies and make better use of technology if they want to capture a share of the sector's $280 billion (US$200 billion) global revenue opportunity, according to EY's 2016 global ...

ANZ rings in insurance updates

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
ANZ Wealth has announced a range of updates to its insurance offerings with key focuses on affordability, product awareness and simplicity, and the relationship between financial advisers and their clients. From today customers at OneCare who have combined ...

MetLife makes two senior hires

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
MetLife has appointed a senior manager, innovation and a head of Melbourne office. New innovation manager Brenton Charnley joins Metlife from KPMG Australia, where he held the same role. He has held several other management and consulting roles with ...

Citi to roll out voice biometric authentication

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Reciting PINs, passwords and answers to security questions to telephone customer service staff will soon be a thing of the past for Citi's Australian consumer banking customers as the bank rolls out voice biometric authentication. The technology identifies ...

Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Once considered a safe bet for portfolio diversification, Australian government bonds are no longer delivering value, according to Simon Stevenson, head of strategy, multi-asset at Schroder Investment Management Australia. Speaking as part of an asset ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Australia wage price index The wage price index (WPI) which measures the "total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses" among Australian workers increased by lower than expected 0.4% in the first quarter of this year, representing a slowing from the ...

Advisers leading ETF investment charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Financial advisers are playing a major role in the increase of exchange-traded fund holdings among investors as use of these indexed investment vehicles is also becoming more sophisticated. Vanguard and Tria Investment Partners have released research ...