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JPMAM wins global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... Describing the mandate from Gareth Morgan Investments as one of the largest separate accounts within the group's Global Research Enhanced Index Equity (REI) strategy, JPMAM head of Australia institutional Stephen Alcorn said: "We engaged extensively ...

Independent director joins Westpac board

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... director of Stone & Chalk and a non-executive director of Genome.One, a subsidiary of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. She is also a member of the University of Technology Sydney Vice Chancellor's Industry Advisory Board, and the Federal Government's ...

Advice at any age will enhance retirement: Sunsuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
More than half of Australian adults say they want to spend retirement travelling, yet two thirds don't have a plan for how they will live in retirement, according to Sunsuper. More than 70% believe they will rely on the Age Pension, while 40% don't ...

Executives must think beyond the technical

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... can simply be done by spending time with the team and getting them to explain it rather than spending time doing the research, she added. They must also have the confidence in knowing that it's okay not to know everything and that it's okay to ask for ...

Australian Ethical boosts adviser arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
Australian Ethical is growing its adviser channel with the appointment of two senior roles. Quyen Dam and Joanne Robb will be part of the client relationships team led by Leah Waldie who was appointed as head of client relationships in March. Dam is ...

Advice key to living the dream

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... relationship with a financial planner, according to new insights from the Financial Planning Association of Australia. New research released by the FPA shows that almost a quarter of working-age Australians believe they are 'mostly' living their dream ...

Advice demand lags behind SMSF growth

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... translating to greater use of financial advice, with trustees citing difficulty in finding advisers who can meet their needs. Research from Investment Trends and Vanguard Australia shows that of the 585,000 SMSFs operating in Australia, 277,000 reported ...

The negatives in the positive jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
If you've been hopin' and wishin' and prayin' that someday soon you'll be getting a fat pay rise, hope and wish and pray some more. While the headline seasonally adjusted numbers of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report were ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Aspiring first home buyers remain fearful of their financial futures with new research showing the housing affordability crisis is impacting financial confidence. The survey, commissioned by Westpac, found the majority of first home buyers are not feeling ...

Contribution caps cause SMSF cash surge

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... significant upswing in self-managed superannuation fund cash allocations in the 2017 financial year, according to SuperConcepts research. As at June 30, the average SMSF comprised 19.8% cash (up from 18%), 12% fixed interest (down from 12.7%), 35.4% ...