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Equity factor investing undergoes further examination

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... premia in the allocation," the survey also found. ERI Scientific Beta chief executive Noel Amenc said while investor interest in dynamic factor investing is growing, it should be recognised that the techniques used for risk measurement or risk control ...

ASIC shines spotlight on insurance advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... consideration." The regulator's latest financial advice review was targeted at vertically integrated institutions and conflicts of interest.

ASIC's interpretation of best interest duty falls short: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
In responding to ASIC's report on adviser conflicts of interest in vertically-integrated institutions, the Financial Services Council suggested the regulator's interpretation of the appropriateness of advice could use some adjustments. Specifically ...

ASIC ramps up surveillance and remediation after adviser conflict report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
ASIC is ramping up its surveillance and remediation processes to help curb further adviser conflicts of interest within vertically integrated institutions. In light of the Report 562 findings, which examined adviser conflicts of interest across bank-owned ...

Population growth drives real income

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... sales come back to population growth," he said. Research completed by the firm shows the fund is 30% less exposed for interest rate movements than the A-REIT 300 index. This positions the fund well for the predicted rise in bond rates, Reid said. Another ...

Vertically integrated institutions failing to manage conflicts of interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... in investments were more evenly split with 53% in in-house and 47% in external products. Further, ASIC took particular interest in how many new customers were provided with advice by each of the 10 licensees. While two of the licensees were unable to ...

Paradice appoints portfolio manager from Northcape

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... economic growth going forward. " "The consumer has held up remarkably well given benign wage inflation, primarily due to low interest rates and the property wealth effect. With banks squeezing rates and tightening lending practices and power prices rocketing ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... set to become an even greater tax planning tool. Negatively geared loans not providing as much of a loss due to lower interest rates and now-defunct agriculture tax schemes are making it difficult to claim large tax deductions, he said. "However, with ...

CBA advice compensation bill balloons

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... among the 471 cases investigated, 82 were subsequently offered customers compensation totalling $1,638,113 (including interest) as a result of inappropriate advice leading to financial loss. Separately, CBA was named Australia's most sustainable business ...

Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... following the conclusion of its first Board meeting for 2018 where it kept monetary policy settings as they were in 2017 - interest rate at -0.1%; 10-year JGBs at around 0%; and, asset purchases at annual pace of about ¥80 trillion. With so much liquidity ...