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Synchron debuts new risk advice solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Synchron has revealed the prototype of the fixed term level life insurance product it has developed jointly with AIA Australia. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Synchron director Don Trapnell said the idea came about after researching how life ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

Perpetual launches wholesale global equity fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Perpetual has launched a new wholesale fund targeted at reducing the risk of Australian dollar movements on international investments. The Perpetual Wholesale Global Share Fund Hedged takes a "bottom-up approach to stock selection," the firm's statement ...

Standard Life Investments appoints ESG head

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Standard Life Investments has promoted one of its senior fund managers to head of stewardship and ESG investment with Guy Jubb retiring at the end of March. Euan Stirling joined Standard Life Investments' as a UK equity analyst in 2001 from Schroder ...

Deflation and China pose biggest risks: PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
US asset management giant PIMCO is most concerned about a slowdown in China, deflation and central banks not having the necessary firepower to mitigate further economic shocks. Despite those risks, the fund manager's base asset allocation is overweight ...

Aussie economy rebalancing okay

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Despite facing significant and persistent headwinds, Australia's domestic economy has been rebalancing better than is widely appreciated, according to a UBS chief economist. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney today ...

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
The core of every investor's portfolio is going to be lacklustre in 2016, said State Street Global Advisers head of investments Kevin Anderson at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney. The markets expert said investors need to make ...

HLB Mann Judd launches estate planning

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Superannuation funds have been ramping financial advice services but they are not likely to enter the underdeveloped estate planning market in the near future. This is the view of advisory firm HLB Mann Judd Sydney which recently began its own estate ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Strength in (A$) weakness I wouldn't be surprised if Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor had that all too familiar (former Federal Treasurer) Peter Costello's smirk on his face as he presided over the bank's first Board meeting this year. I might ...

Advisers recommending imputation bonds to sidestep will worries

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
Advisers are increasingly recommending that retiree clients use imputation bonds to safely deliver bequests to beneficiaries, according to Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships Richard Atkinson. Imputation bonds differ to traditional entitlements ...