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Super funds must do more digitally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
Digital advice is seen as a must by 80% of superannuation funds, yet less than 20% have engaged in or are looking to implement digital advice. A majority of super funds have only begun investing in online strategies in the last three years. New findings ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets again Tuesday next week and no one expects it to raise or lower interest rates after the 6 June soiree. The Australian central bank is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. It's caught between ...

CFA Institute shrinks gender parity gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The number of male and female CFA candidates are almost at parity, according to the CFA Institute. About 46% females and 54% males sat the exam in December last year. Females who re-sat the exam accounted for 44% of total candidates. The Institute's ...

Finding quality in small caps

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... portfolios are becoming a critical driver of long-term returns for investors - but only if they know how to use them. New research from Activus Investment Advisors demonstrates that small caps traditionally outperform large companies in bull market conditions ...

ASIC consults on new statement of advice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... of Advice: Scaled advice for a new client (RG 90). The design of the new example SOA has been informed by behavioural research into how people find and understand the information in SOAs. According to the regulator, it illustrates how an adviser can ...

ASIC boosts support for regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
ASIC is ramping its support for regulatory technology businesses or 'regtechs' in response to an overwhelming number of organisations expressing frustration over complex compliance burdens. The corporate watchdog recently announced the next phase of ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) - especially after its tighter home lending regulations announced in late March -- wouldn't be pleased with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report ...

Tech industry opens niche markets for advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... Financial advisers can expect to have more clients working in information and communication technologies (ICT) after new research found there could be 722,000 professionals in the industry by 2022. The forecast came from the latest Australia's Digital ...

Australians failing to act on increased retirement cost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
While the increased cost of essential items over the past decade has led to a rise in the amount required for a comfortable retirement, HSBC believes Australians are unlikely to do anything about ensuring they achieve it. The Association of Superannuation ...

Cuffe partners with EGP Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... million, with investments capped at $2 million per investor and a $100,000 minimum amount. It aims to apply extensive research on individual companies and management structures; achieve low turnover, flexibility of mandate, healthy yields, and will not ...