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Victorian DB liabilities hit $44bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
Victoria's state budget is projecting a 13% reduction in its superannuation liabilities fueled by a positive revaluation of investment expectations and a slight fall in its defined benefit obligations. Victoria's total defined benefit superannuation ...

Investors paying more for less: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
UK wealth management research group LCP's recent survey of 126 asset managers suggests while fee rates are down, investors are still paying more. Introducing the report, LCP partner and head of investment research Matt Gibson said investment managers ...

AUSTRAC launches tool to help advisers fight terrorism

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... terrorism financing in the Australian financial planning industry. In order to combat this, AUSTRAC's new guide highlights "red flags" for financial crime in the form of an "easily accessible tool to remind them of risks in their sector." Potential red ...

WTW launches insto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Willis Towers Watson has launched a platform that aims to clean up operational complexities facing investment managers and disrupt the world of institutional investing. The Asset Management Exchange or 'AMX' provides a centralised back-office and standardised ...

Platinum slashes fees ahead of ETMF launch

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Platinum Asset Management is revamping its management fee structure before the ASX debut of two new exchange-traded actively-managed funds (ETMFs). The standard management fees on Platinum's Trust Funds and Global Fund (PGF) have been reduced from 1.5% ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
Poor rates on savings accounts, pricey property, and stock market volatility is leading an influx of millennial money to peer-to-peer lending. According to P2P lending platform RateSetter, millennials are coming in droves to seek out alternatives to ...

Think carefully before internalising investment: PwC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
Industry consultant PwC is reaffirming the view that superannuation funds should think carefully before internalising investment management. In its latest paper, Internal Investment Management - Yes or No?, PwC notes while there may be many good reasons ...

Challenger launches advice tool as reforms loom

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
As the 1 July deadline looms, an initiative from Challenger will make it easier for financial advisers to service clients and manage their retirement income needs. As superannuation reform, including the introduction of Comprehensive Income Products ...

Australian Ethical Super leads new green bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Australian Ethical Super is a cornerstone investor in a new $100 million green bond issued by the Investa Commercial Property Fund. Demand for the oversubscribed issuance was strong among both "green" and general debt investors, with the Clean Energy ...

FSC launches draft APL standard for risk advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
The FSC is debuting its draft life insurer approved product list standard, the final version of which will become mandatory for all members. The goal of the FSC's APL standard is to increase competition among life insurers and reduce potential conflicts ...