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Fee-only risk advice doable, research shows

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Removing insurance commissions altogether is not just possible, 11% of advisers are already doing it, research by Elixir Consulting found. The third edition of the 'Adviser pricing models research report' found that 11% of 275 advice practices have ...

SMA usage climbs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
One in five (20%) financial advisers are now using separately managed accounts for investors, according to research by JBWere and Investment Trends. This is the highest level of usage recorded, indicating both the growing client preference for the transparency ...

Suspended SIV scheme raised $3bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
More than $3 billion has been invested in Australia via the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, which was temporarily suspended last week. Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection statistics show that $3.255 billion has been invested ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
When India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014, he sparked such enthusiasm among politicians and citizens that for a few days all we could see in the media was his friendly, bearded smile. Indian citizens in Australia were ...

Superannuation trustees under the spotlight: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Some of the trustees of APRA regulated super funds lack understanding of their fund's investment strategy and underlying investments, according to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member Helen Rowell. Speaking at a recent banking and ...

Negative Chinese news clouding opportunity: Wells Capital

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
A focus on dividends and the country's increasing weight in global indices mean Wells Capital emerging markets equity portfolio manager Alison Shimada is relaxed about negative media coverage and investor sentiment in China. Shimada says financial deregulation ...

Cloud-based research platform launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
A cloud-based platform aiming to provide a single space for buy-side firms to manage their research while delivering them content from research providers was launched recently. In a format similar to popular online music platforms, Seed Alpha is reported ...

Industry meets behind closed doors to fix advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and over 20 industry and consumer bodies met on April 29th to reach a consensus on lifting professional, ethical and education standards for financial advisers. The roundtable is the first of three and will focus ...

AMP Capital boosts infrastructure team

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
AMP Capital has appointed Damian Stanley as principal, investments for its Infrastructure Equity team. Based in London, Stanley will report to AMP Capital head of origination, Europe, Simon Ellis. Prior to his new role, Stanley was a director on Whitehelm ...

Govt should support pensioner reverse mortgage access: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
The family home should be brought into the pension income test by requiring home-owning pensioners to take out a reverse mortgage, says the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) in a new report. While it's unlikely the government will take the advice ...