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Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... superannuation funds have been included in the ranks of the world's largest pension funds, recording a 9.1% increase in growth. Research provided by Willis Towers Watson shows that of 300 pension funds listed, 16 Australian funds secured places, and ...

Millennial SMSFs making impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
The rise of the millennial self-managed superannuation fund investor augurs well for the future, presenting a potentially lucrative business proposition for financial advisers. The latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report shows millennials now represent ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
Scary headlines over the prospect of an all-out war between North Korea and the United States (and its allies) continue to flood cyberspace. The latest of which is America's ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley's remark that Kim Jong-un is "begging ...

Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Female investors are increasingly using self-managed superannuation funds to build wealth, with women aged between 35 and 50 displaying different share trading habits to men. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, a comparison of ...

US shares dominating other asset classes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... finish on top. And last year's outperformer can be this year's also-ran." Justifying this further, Vanguard pointed to research conducted based on monthly returns for 580 Australian balanced funds from January 1990 to September 2015 which found that ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... (AFA) will address ethics at its upcoming National Adviser Conference. Click to view the conference program. Roy Morgan research shows the advice profession has, at the high end, maintained its reputation for being highly ethical and honest for five ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Expensive valuations, concerns that the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang could escalate into a real nuclear one, the possible breach of the US debt ceiling and, lately, Hurricane Harvey - singly or combined - couldn't dent positive sentiment ...

Young Aussies driving sharemarket

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... this strong interest among younger Australians, including the low price point, better accessibility, and high quality of research in the market which are making it easier for people to buy shares," nabtrade director of SMSF and investor behaviour, Gemma ...

ASIC sets sights on IPO investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... decisions, and outlined its aim to support confidence in the capital markets by proactively regulating IPOs. "The qualitative research reinforces that prospectuses can be challenging documents for retail investors and particular areas of our guidance ...

Experienced executives chasing fintechs, start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
One of the biggest challenges facing financial services employers is the ability to motivate and retain key talent, meaning development and progression planning programs must become more structured. This is the view of digital, sales and marketing recruitment ...