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Superannuation funds ramp up co-investment opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... investments are more accessible when a fund teams up with a manager or other superannuation schemes, given the changing nature of Australia's infrastructure investment landscape. Co-investing is attractive because to be able to generate material ...

ANZ lambasted for breach reporting delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
... data and different systems. "That makes it difficult to look and see mistakes or errors, and certainly from a systemic nature," he said. Orr then grilled Elliott on why the bank saw customer remediation as a "distraction" - a term he recently used to ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... through one simple trade on the ASX. This fund fills a gap in the current investment marketplace, in terms of both the nature of the product and by providing access to elite specialist asset management skills," Sowerby said. The ETF opportunity Legg ...

Zurich partners for future of work and insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... part of the program shows that current systems in place to support people must be rethought in the context of the changing nature of work in the 21st century, including existing life insurance models and products have been designed with traditional career ...

When aged care advice takes an emotional toll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The emotionally taxing nature of aged care advice should be embraced with empathy. This was a key takeaway at yesterday's Financial Standard Best Practice Retirement Income Forum. After experiencing the highs and lows of transitioning her father ...

Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... could be forgiven for "waiting" this time because Brexit is nigh. "The economic outlook will depend significantly on the nature of EU withdrawal, in particular the form of new trading arrangements, the smoothness of the transition to them and the responses ...

Wealth group announces new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... offer was unsolicited and "materially undervalues the existing and future value of the company and is opportunistic in its nature, timing and pricing."

Scale integral to adviser success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... those that have gained effective scale. That is the view of Fortnum Private Wealth, believing the increasingly challenging nature of running an advice business will give rise to advice collectives to ensure profitability and sustainability, and contribute ...

ASIC appeal convicts former CBA planner

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... committed an offence of dishonesty by a person occupying a position of trust. The documents forged were "protective in nature" both in terms of the bank and the clients, Rosengren said. When confronted by CBA staff that he had committed forgery, Gillespie ...

Super funds call for grandfathering ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... Perceived and actual conflicts of interest, if not managed appropriately, do the opposite," he said. "Given the fiduciary nature of superannuation it is reasonable to expect that, at a minimum, savings are managed with a high degree of prudence and integrity ...