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More clarity needed in key person risk management: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... capabilities that reside in employees, as well as their shared knowledge as a group," Vamos said. She continued that the true value story of a company's people is rarely told well in corporate disclosures. "Without a fulsome picture communicated to the ...

Tracing super back to 1517

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
According to Dundas Global Investors senior partner Alan McFarlane, the true architect of superannuation wasn't Paul Keating - it was Martin Luther. While he admitted it was a long bow to draw, McFarlane told delegates at the Australian Institute of ...

The disconnect at the heart of financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
Many investment professionals are fundamentally disconnected from the true value of their industry - and their firms suffer as a result. This is the conclusion reached by State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan ...

Boutiques actively proving value

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... greater than non-boutiques over 10 years, with the median doing so by 1.2% over seven years and 1.3% over 10 years. This is true across multiple investment strategies too, with the median boutique generating about 1.1% more outperformance each year over ...

Sole fund closed by Australian equities manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... achieved a lot over the last decade, including outperforming the benchmark by over 2% per annum and feel very proud of our true to label delivery for our investors during difficult markets that included the GFC and the bond bubble. "We are very grateful ...

Millennial SMSFs making impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... balance before establishing an SMSF, the sector has traditionally been seen as the preserve of older investors - and it's true that SMSF traders are, on average, older than the average non-SMSF trader. Nevertheless, a new generation is beginning to make ...

CBA commits to bond-structured climate change solutions

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2017
... risk." The claim alleges that by not disclosing the risks climate change poses to its business, the bank failed to give a true and fair view of its financial position and performance, as required by the Corporations Act. The shareholders also claim the ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... the standard is designed to give consumers the certainty and confidence they deserve, and the advisers who adopt them, a true path to genuine professional status and financial independence. "The fact that the standard is well above the minimum level ...

Insurers require urgent start-up collaborations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... and development in the life insurance sector, Vanessa Dobson said: "Insurers seem to be angling toward a greater degree of true engagement with customers and I see insurtechs are enabling that." Dobson, also a member of the panel, said an example of ...

Managed accounts forum unveils new format, adviser focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... to education for yourself and your client," Lear said. "It's not until people build up their own inner knowledge that the true potential of managed accounts will be realised and collectively we can make that change." The forum will also allow financial ...