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MyRetirement products too pricey for super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... Rogers said there are perhaps some easier wins to be had in terms of the retirement piece if super funds were to simply focus on investment and advising more members about the spending side. He added that in creating a MyRetirement product super funds ...

Aussie asset manager dives into Spanish water market

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... assets. "It is dedicated to innovating with its responsibility to society and the environment in mind; this aligns with our focus on long-term sustainable development and stewardship," Mangini said. FCC Aqualia is a private firm which represents 23% ...

SMEs shun banks, turn to fintechs

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... lending and finance firms are increasingly providing the capital that these businesses need to invest and grow, through a focus on innovation and customer needs." Fintechs are offering seamless online loan applications and software that analyses business ...

Nomura appoints Australian president

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... Institute of Capital Markets Research (NICMR), a subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, has established a dedicated research group to focus on the sustainable development of the ESG bond market. "Given the large number of ESG bonds including green bonds issued ...

Fidante forms partnership with $500m firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... securities and long/short credit and equity strategies. Ford said partnering with Challenger and Fidante will "allow us to better focus on what we do best - identifying needle-in-a-haystack investment opportunities. Additionally, access to Fidante's ...

Long-standing Djerriwarrh executive retires

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... Asset Management Limited and a former chairman of Victoria Legal Aid. Djeriwarrh invests in Australian equities "with a focus on stocks with an active options market." The firm has a current market capitalisation of about $730 million and was first listed ...

PIMCO sells Aussie banks as correction looms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... fundamentals and technicals keep us invested, our assessment of valuations argues for smaller overweight positions, heightened focus on sector and stock selection and the diversification of spread-related risks to avoid overreliance on generic corporate ...

AIST names Governance Code panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... Scheerlinck told the Conference of Major Super Funds in Brisbane yesterday that super industry professionals must maintain focus on achieving the best outcomes for members, despite the seeming lack of long-term vision for the future of the $2.6 trillion ...

Regulatory disruption hampers long-term vision for super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Superannuation industry professionals must maintain focus on achieving the best outcomes for members, despite the seeming lack of long-term vision for the future of the $2.6 trillion system. That was the message delivered by Australian Institute of ...

Financial advice under the Royal Commission spotlight next month

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... lending Angus Gilfillan. So far, the Royal Commission has received 1,894 public submissions, the majority (67%) of which focus on banking, followed by superannuation (11%) and general insurance (6%). The Financial Ombudsman Service recently suggested ...