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Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... funds to the table. Alone, these super funds manage $500 billion of Australian and New Zealand retirement savings, and have huge potential to deliver large-scale solutions to pressing social and environmental challenges. Australian Advisory Board chair ...

Water investing makes a splash

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... are increasingly gaining traction with retail and institutional investors. The potential of the water investment market is "huge", particularly when it comes to water rights or entitlements, according to Willis Towers Watson senior investment consultant ...

Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... working Australians. He added the Budget gives tax breaks to wealthy investors and property speculators, pointing out the huge $50 billion tax concession for large businesses. The Turnbull government's budget has locked in $16,000 in tax cuts for people ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... to go offshore," the statement said. FinTech Australia chief executive Danielle Szetho described the new initiatives as a "huge step forward when it comes to growing a globally competitive Australian fintech industry, that will also deliver greater choice ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... still in its formative stage, in the same way the internet was barely understood in 1991 but is now ubiquitous. "There's a huge amount of technological growth that is yet to happen, with a very wide impact internationally," Dunworth said. The market ...

Investors paying more for less: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... over 20 years, it added only 9% to total returns after fees," the report said. "The effect of fees on portfolio outcomes is huge. In those asset classes where investors have the option to invest passively at low fees, managers do need to demonstrate ...

Sunsuper puts adviser trust front and centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... going forward in a post-FoFA, Life Insurance Framework world. "We know that getting the right financial advice can make a huge difference to our members' lifestyle in retirement. But often trust is the roadblock to people seeking advice," Fuchs said. ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... significant emerging markets with an exploding middle class demanding higher quality products and services. This represents a huge opportunity for Australia," Maddock said. "Language and significantly different regulatory and operating environments have ...

WTW launches insto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... Australia in due course. Investment managers must package solutions for institutional investors in different vehicles and pay huge ongoing back office costs, WTW senior investment consultant Leslie Mao said. This involves setting up the fund jurisdiction ...

Value set for comeback: Nikko AM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... recovery in the December 2016 quarter. This followed on from Nikko's earlier predictions in April, where the firm noted a "huge divergence in valuation between value stocks and expensive stocks in Australia, as well as globally." This was driven by very ...