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No-deal Brexit sparks mixed reaction: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... Policy Observatory and the University of Sussex suggests about 7450,000 jobs will be lost under a no-deal Brexit. The majority of job losses (148,000) will hit London the hardest. Consulting and accounting firm EY says not only are numerous financial ...

Labor reforms to increase welfare dependency

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... seek welfare. In an address yesterday, Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System chair Deborah Ralston said the vast majority of those to be hit by Labor's plan are not wealthy, describing the move as a cruel blow to self-funded retirees. The Alliance ...

State Street names Asia Pacific head

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... head of global services worldwide. Erickson paid tribute to Martin's deep expertise at the firm. "Ian has led the majority of State Street's businesses in the region throughout his career including investment servicing, trading and research within global ...

Minimum SMSF balance misleading: SuperConcepts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... report has confused the market in distinguishing between a fund balance and that of an individual member. "The vast majority of funds have more than one member and this needs to be absolutely clear when issuing guidance and potential accountability to ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
... opportunities that might be overlooked by the market and "do so before it's too late." Carlsson-Sweeny explained the majority of a company's value is increasingly coming from intangible drivers and they're often ESG drivers, such as corporate culture ...

IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... Australian Executor Trustees (AET) and IOOF Ltd. IOOF said these subsidiaries have already moved their boards to a majority of independent directors and an independent chair. IOOF acting chairman Allan Griffiths said: "We continue to focus on addressing ...

MLC admin error hits superannuation DB members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
... super and wealth management operations by the end of 2019. It retained 20% of MLC's life insurance business, the majority of which was sold to Nippon Life in 2015. Two years ago, NAB merged five of its super funds into one, creating the largest retail ...

Why indexing is big business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... benchmarked. Conversely, Bloomberg benchmarks US$14.4 trillion of fixed income assets to its indices. Across the board, the majority of strategies are active. IIA figures show equity indices overwhelmingly dominate over 95% of the benchmarks. NYSE-listed ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... deal flow." He added that about 340 institutional investors work with IFM globally and 270 of those are offshore. The majority of IFM's revenue and bottom line comes from offshore. Commenting on the industry fund movement at large, Weaven said a "death ...

Retirees happier as they get older: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... members become progressively more content throughout their retirement years," Livanas said. "The good news is the majority of members feel content relaxed and happy about their retirement. "Additionally, they are much less likely to feel sad, and feelings ...