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CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... focus on their recovery without having to worry about how it will affect their claim." In its annual results the Commonwealth Bank flagged the sale of CommInsure, confirming that it was in discussions with third parties to determine the most suitable ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... SVA Diversified Impact Fund, and direct equity investments in early stage impact start-ups such as MindHive. Separately, UK bank Barclays has launched an "industry first" impact investment fund of funds. It offers mainstream investors "the opportunity ...

Lower returns but higher balances for SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... probability of interest rates and equity returns remaining 'lower for longer'. McBirnie said this is reflective of the Reserve Bank of Australia noting in July that the neutral nominal cash rate is now 3.5% rather than 5% previously. "Even so, SMSF households ...

Stressed Aussies increasingly tempted to access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
More Australians are seeking financial advice as they become increasingly less financially resilient, with latest research showing about 69% of adults experienced significant levels of financial stress last year. This is a key finding from research ...

Lack of expertise driving down competition: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
In its submission to the Productivity Commission, APRA called out a lack of expertise and systems capabilities as hindering competition in the Australian financial sector. Noting the high levels of concentration in many financial industry sectors, measured ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... two-month high against the strengthening euro - at the close of last week's trading. And no, it's not because of what the Bank of England (BOE) did at the monetary policy council's 14 September meeting - it kept policy unchanged as expected - but what ...

Impact investment in real-time

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... SVA Diversified Impact Fund, and direct equity investments in early stage impact start-ups such as MindHive. Separately, UK bank Barclays has launched an "industry first" impact investment fund of funds. It offers mainstream investors "the opportunity ...

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... concluding that: "We do not expect that economic conditions in Australia in 2018 will be consistent with the need for the Bank to raise rates." Consumer confidence Definition: Consumer confidence is a survey of consumer attitudes concerning both the ...

Ardea appoints retail funds head

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... that, he was also a portfolio manager at Tricadia Capital Management and Moore Capital Management, and a trader at Deutsche Bank. Ardea said his appointment reflects the firm's growing retail presence, having already established a sizeable institutional ...

BEAR regime must extend entire industry: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... ongoing investigations within Australia's banks - most notably ASIC and AUSTRAC's current inquiries into the Commonwealth Bank - Medcraft acknowledged that culture and conduct, along with accountability, in the sector remains a significant issue for ...