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Managed accounts FUM inch to $100bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... assets reached a record $95.2 billion at the end of 2020 thanks in part to stock markets rebounding. According to the Institute of Managed Account Professionals chair Toby Potter, the sector is stronger than eve r and will continue to improve its offering ...

Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... research. The findings will be published in an upcoming paper, What lurks in the shadows?. In the same vein, the Actuaries Institute is calling out the poor behaviour of executives of big companies. Former Actuaries Institute president Barry Rafe said ...

Chief economist update: Confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
... consumers (through the labour market), making the jump in consumer confidence hardly a surprise. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose by 2.6% to a reading of 111.8 in March, "just 0.2 points below the December level which ...

No more easy 6% returns: Fidelity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... within a multi-asset portfolio, but you're going to have to pay for that insurance." Last week, Credit Suisse Research Institute published its Investment Returns Yearbook 2021 which predicted lower returns in equities and bonds for the foreseeable future. ...

Adviser levy to increase by 160%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... adviser. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, Financial Planning Association of Australia, Institute of Public Accountants and the SMSF Association have now joined forces to slam the hike. They claim the steep increase - during ...

Clime, Bristow to face court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... Golowenko complained that Bristow was putting him in a position that conflicted with his ethical obligations as a CFA Institute charter holder. The statement of claim says that Golowenko sent an email to Vikraman and attached the CFA Institute Code of ...

More women in workforce with greater paternity leave: ASI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... force, saying increased paternity leave means more women in work. A research paper from the investment house's research institute, titled A Woman's Place: Boosting female labour force participation to lift long-term economic growth, found increasing ...

ASIC drags CommSec to court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... million. Both CommSec and AUSIEX are fully owned by the Commonwealth Bank, though AUSIEX was acquired Nomura Research Institute in April 2020 with the transaction yet to be finalised.

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021
... despite lower than the +13 recorded in November last year, remains the highest in three years. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment increased by 1.9% in February from 107.0 in January. Although it's lower than the 10-year high ...

Actuaries Institute names new president

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
The Actuaries Institute has named a partner at KPMG as its new president. Jefferson Gibbs takes over from Hoa Bui, who was appointed to the post in January 2020. Gibbs is a partner at KPMG specialising in general insurance. He joined the firm in October ...