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Affordable advice outsourcing at the ready

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
A new partnership will provide financial advice practices with access to a cost-effective, "off the shelf" outsourcing solution to ease back-office pressures. DBA Advisory and financial planning software provider FinPal have joined forces to improve ...

IRESS acquires digital advice compliance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... financial advisers with comprehensive compliance coverage including daily oversight, targeted adviser auditing, best interest metrics and automated statement of advice vetting. It also has a comprehensive climate risk analytics platform. IRESS described ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised global slowing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
If the just-released results of the JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI survey are any indication, the synchronised global upswing that was the stuff of investor optimism in the latter part of last year is beginning to lose momentum. The survey shows..."the ...

Instos lap up unlisted infrastructure: Preqin

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... the prospect of steady, reliable returns with low correlation to other asset classes," the report said. This increased interest from institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies is raising prices and driving up the competition ...

Diversity leads growth manager in new direction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... evidence that diversity does link with equity returns." Stevanovic added it's pleasing to see superannuation funds take an interest because they are giants of the industry and have the scale to draw more attention to the benefits of women working in ...

How much do you need to feel financially free?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
NAB has put a dollar figure on the magic number Australians think they need to "significantly improve their lives forever." The average Australian believes they need $828,000 - up 9% over last year - to turn around their life financially. However, the ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... Approved Product Lists (APLs) are currently constructed, the PJC said this can lack transparency and generate conflicts of interest leading to life insurance sold on the basis of "misleading advice that herds customers to products from insurers that ...

New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... launch campaign was rolled out to coincide with the recent orientation weeks of 18 universities, with Maloney saying the interest generated was greater than expected - about 22,000 students registered interest in the new fund. Maloney added Student Super ...

Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... 7.2% in March. The other details of the Conference Board's latest survey also showed 71.9% of respondents expect higher interest rates... surprise, surprise. As for Wall Street, 35.4% of US consumers expect stock prices to increase over the next 12 months ...

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... investors have been drawn to the Kapstream Absolute Return Income strategy and similar products. Morningstar's fixed-interest sector wrap for March 2018 said: "The popularity of a handful of more-flexible, or unconstrained, bond funds has been striking." ...