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Entertainment spend retains members: Hostplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... the indexed balanced option jumped $2.5 billion thanks to Scott Pape, otherwise known as the Barefoot Investor who recommended this product in his book. "If you take out the Scott Pape effect in terms of funds under management, there's about $11.5 ...

Life insurance loyalty waning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... years and always shopping around. About 6.1% said they did so following advice from a broker or adviser and 3.1% were recommended by a friend or colleague. The figure represents a high predisposition to switching or lack of brand loyalty in this market ...

BNY Mellon partners for new fund, eyes Aussie retail market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... strategies, a market return absolute return strategy and a high conviction strategy. The latter already had a highly-recommended rating when it's launch was announced. Last month, Pinnacle splashed $50 million on acquisitions, paying $4 million for ...

Former advice specialist hired as Zenith analyst

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... team now has 14 members -- up by four since August last year. The research team rates 701 flagship funds as approved, recommended or highly recommended. It screens out of 900 funds (not rated). It has expanded its coverage universe significantly to meet ...

Productivity Commission proposes more changes to financial advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... products approved and specify what proportion are in-house products. It must also disclose the proportion of products recommended that are in-house versus recommendations that are off-APL. ASIC should publish this information annually and conduct audits ...

ASIC identifies potential risks in ETP market

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... understand the size of the spread and its potential impact on their return when buying and selling ETPs." ASIC has recommended ETP issuers make iNAVs available where they are materially reliable and take steps to removing the iNAV and potentially suspend ...

ASIC unveils RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... performance-related and performance fees should be disclosed and calculated. With respect to performance fees, the report recommended whether these, as a component of management costs, investment costs or indirect costs, should be calculated based on ...

CPA Australia scraps advice offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... ensure financial viability, finding no evidence to suggest that future demand would change this. Instead, PwC Strategy recommended CPA Australia consider alternative models for supporting members wishing to provide advice. "Taking into account the uncertainty ...

Super fund shortlist practically advice: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... simple industry and experts should be expert and experienced across the breadth of the industry, IOOF said. The group recommended the establishment of a set of objective criteria - developed in consultation with the industry - be used to determine the ...

Westpac investment arm awards real estate mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... ACIRT says it usually pays the trust's distributions annually. Principal Global REIT Fund also received a highly recommended rating from Zenith. Zenith noted the fund has outperformed market conditions more than 50% of the time. It places the fund ...