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'tis the season to not be jolly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Thank goodness Australia doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving Day - there won't be anything to give thanks for when it comes around next week. While we're at it, Santa Claus may not be coming to town either. I'm not in a "Grinchy" mood today, it's just the ...

SelectingSuper winners crowned

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... AustralianSuper Personal Plan, and took home the Investment Innovation and Leadership Award. Rainmaker Group executive director, research and compliance Alex Dunnin reflected on what has been a busy year for the superannuation industry, from the introduction ...

Males dominate ASX200 top job

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... keep their organisation afloat and prosperous during continuously fluctuating economic conditions," said Jones. Global research from Preqin shows women comprise only 20% of the alternative assets funds management industry - this proportion drastically ...

Morningstar secures $337bn portfolio disclosure commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... also think it's going to help get greater leverage with tools available in platforms." Morningstar managing director of research strategy Asia-Pacific, Anthony Serhan said: "We worked with a small focus group of fund managers in the early days of the ...

APRA picks NAB veteran for senior hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... replaces Ben Gully, who resigned and is returning to Canada. The new appointment follows Financial Standard spot poll research which suggested APRA should have greater powers to control and intervene in the superannuation industry. More than half (58%) ...

Sporting arena ripe for new advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... professional athletes is often inconsistent, varying year-to-year depending on their individual and team's performance, the research firm said. Upon retirement, athletes are often unsure of which industry to launch their second career in, or if they ...

Australian business conditions gone gangbusters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Say what? "Business conditions hit an all new high in October, although leading indicators suggest the possibility of some pull-back in coming months. The business conditions index jumped by an impressive 7 points in October, to +21 index points, which ...

Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... as sea level rise, droughts, flooding and cyclones pose an immediate and measurable threat to investment portfolios. A research paper supporting the new approach shows that, while no location is immune from the risks of physical climate change, Asia ...

Global manager to merge key investment firms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
... same, to be enhanced over time via an optimised operational infrastructure and the addition of new analytical tools and research capabilities. The integration will be led by the existing management teams of the individual firms, while chief investment ...

Less liquidity to lessen risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
Fresh data out of China suggests that the central government and the central bank's efforts to reduce liquidity in the system are starting to have an impact. China's M2 money supply went up by 8.8% in the year to October after rising by 9.2% in the ...