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Lonsec portfolios added to Macquarie and HUB24 platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... research, the portfolios invest in managed funds, listed securities and alternative assets. "In a post FoFA environment advisers and licencees are challenged to find more efficient and effective approaches to delivering outcomes for their clients. "Our ...

Investors can expect "reasonable" year despite gloom

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... bond markets. Bovingdon said this discrepancy would likely lead to opportunities for opportunistic investors. Addressing advisers' concerns about placing client funds in bonds amid the chances for a price correction, Bovingdon said fear of negative returns ...

Advisers recommending imputation bonds to sidestep will worries

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
Advisers are increasingly recommending that retiree clients use imputation bonds to safely deliver bequests to beneficiaries, according to Austock Life head of IFA product and relationships Richard Atkinson. Imputation bonds differ to traditional entitlements ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... an annualised rate of 0.8% (consensus expectations). JPMorgan Chase & Co now expects zero growth while Macroeconomic Advisers predicts 0.4%. Looking a bit further, more up-to-date indications from the US factory sector suggest a continuation of the same. ...

AIA and Boost Juice partner for insurance benefits

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... be more engaged with their insurance on a day-to-day basis and improves lapse rates, which is a key consideration for advisers. "By offering a unique program like AIA Vitality, advisers have the opportunity to provide demonstrable value for money to ...

AustralianSuper makes major play for King's Cross

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... stake in Honolulu's Ala Moana Center. Lazard, as financial adviser, conducted the sale process, supported by real estate advisers Savills and legal advisers Herbert Smith Freehills.

Lifecycle funds startlingly varied

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
... the case when members choose the default, single strategy MySuper product. There is also an opportunity for financial advisers, both within super funds and outside, to prove their value by negotiating the nuances of the available product and guiding ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... ahead. The audience will hear forecasts from Kevin Anderson, head of investments for Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisers (SSGA), as well as Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur, Australian Industry Group chief economist ...

New business drives record HUB24 inflows

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... between its retail and licensee branded white label products. Over half (57%) of the quarterly net inflows arose from advisers using HUB24s own retail products. During the quarter HUB24 signed five new distribution agreements with licensees including ...

AMP to announce SMSF board

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
... flagged the launch of an online SMSF trustee course in early 2016, as part of a wider education strategy aimed at both advisers and trustees. AMP has boldly said it wants to create "a seamless and best-in-market customer experience for SMSF administration" ...