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Perennial makes two senior equities appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... what Perennial Value is doing with its new product." This news follows the Perennial-managed listed investment company, Wealth Defender Equities (WDE), which specializes in managing downside risk in Australian equities, increasing its allocation to small ...

AMP introduces facial recognition for mobile clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
Users of AMP's wealth management apps can now log-in via facial recognition. Facial recognition identification enhances the experience of using the Bett3r and My AMP apps, according to AMP's director of digital and design, Michael Weeding. "The apps ...

Greater tech support needed for goals-based advice strategies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... that's really not the problem that we're trying to solve for clients," she said. Abood's sentiments were echoed by Ignition Wealth's Rob Corben who said providers are yet to fully grasp the goals-based concept. "Vendors in the industry don't really get ...

Perennial LIC extends investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... in managing downside risk in Australian equities has amended its investment guidelines. Following the board's approval, Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) can now up its allocation to small cap stocks, defined as being below the ASX 100, from 20% to 30% ...

China poised for asset management boom

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... year to 2030. Powering this growth are retail and high-net-worth investors such as business owners and second-generation wealth that are entrusting a larger share of wallet to fund managers. While this segment only invests 4% of its wealth into asset ...

ANZ hires Silicon Valley consultant for innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... complements ANZ's ongoing transformation strategy to become a more efficient, more digital bank. The recent sale of ANZ Wealth's OnePath pensions and investment division to IOOF was a key step toward achieving this, but chief executive Shayne Elliott ...

Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... sold). What remain are buyers wanting their buy orders executed, sending prices higher. Higher share prices then create a wealth effect that should produce a virtuous cycle of increased investment and spending. For sure, there will be profit takers if ...

Wealth, insurance arms hit banks' earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
The wealth management and insurance businesses continued to squeeze the margins of the four major banks in the full year to 2017, separate reports from EY and KPMG have found. A KPMG analysis of the major Australian banks' performance shows the insurance ...

Property investing key to outlasting super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... but it depends on "how, what, and when you plan to buy," WealthMart property consultant Steve Smith said. The Australian Wealth Behaviour Survey shows about six in 10 people expect to save $638,000 in superannuation - excluding the family home - this ...

Former Lehman Brothers chief unveils new asset manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... "clear opportunities in a flawed and fragmented financial services market," and that the group goes beyond traditional wealth management by providing access to Fuld's extensive network of private equity deals, alternative strategies and business advisory ...