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ClearView slams APL standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... and use a benchmark methodology in identifying which products are suitable for inclusion such as internal standards or research house ratings. ClearView will petition the government for mandated open life insurance APLs for all AFS licensees and is preparing ...

Housing crisis takes emotional toll on Gen X

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Sixty-eight per cent of Gen Xers worry they will be locked out of the property market and for many the prospect is taking an emotional toll, the latest ME Bank study shows. The findings, which come from a study of 1000 "wannabe home owners", shows many ...

Trump versus Kim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Threats and counter threats are coming in fast between the United States and North Korea suggesting that neither side is backing down from a full-scale armed (nuclear or conventional) confrontation. On his visit to Seoul, US vice-president Mike Pence ...

Stone and Chalk lends voice to start-ups by women

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... there's hard work involved. Gillon said that for those who don't know where to start, nothing beats good ole' fashion research. "Do your homework," she said. Ultimately, gender diversity can only be good for the fintech industry. "This is not a women's ...

Fund added to Macquarie Wrap

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... super wrap menu. The fund, which recently received a "Recommended" rating from both Zenith Investment Partners and Lonsec Research, was launched in 2014 and has returned 38.9% pa, placing it in the top 20 long short funds globally in both 2015 and 2016. ...

FSC launches draft APL standard for risk advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... interest in life insurance advice. The standard explains further: "Although life AFSL members may have their own internal research and life insurance APL processes, there is no industry standard on best practice principles or minimum requirements for ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
Boom conditions but waning confidence. This is the message from the latest NAB Business Survey report. The NAB's business conditions index soared by points to a reading of +14 in March, more than reversing the 3-point decline in the previous month. ...

Japan to drive real assets globally

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... generate the attractive risk-adjusted returns focused on cash yield these investors are looking for," Jones explained. The research also showed that while Japanese retail investors have been early adopters of listed infrastructure, interest is only now ...

Workplace default funds deliver strong returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... annual returns over 10% for the year ending February 2017, with 40% achieving annual returns over 12%, latest Rainmaker research shows. The researcher found that February marked the 11th straight month of positive average annual returns for the workplace ...

CFSGAM grows global fixed income team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... high-yield team in New York further strengthens CFSGAM's global fixed income capability and expertise in areas of proprietary research and portfolio management. The team will collaborate closely with CFSGAM's existing fixed income teams across the US ...