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Easier for as long as necessary?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
Funny that. For all the recent rhetoric and commentaries that central banks have become impotent, financial headlines continue to be dominated by the latest policy movements -- or lack thereof -- and current thoughts of, well, central bankers. Such ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... edge will be dulled, "Financial services is a key area of competition in the Asian region. And as we observed in our research on the fintech sector, a strong university and STEM skill-base is a key ingredient in developing entrepreneurial ecosystems. ...

Retail managed funds rose strongly in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The retail managed fund industry saw marked growth in the 2015 posting 7.5% growth in funds under management, according to figures from Plan For Life. The numbers show retail managed fund assets under management grew to $748.8 billion in what the researcher ...

Research shows ethical investing at tipping point

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Six million working Australian's are "highly ethically active" according to research conducted by Australian Ethical, which the asset manager said would lead to mainstream products adopting tighter ESG screens. Australian Ethical predicted that the ...

Industry funds happy SG charge retained

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... problem in certain industries. Everyone is entitled to receive their superannuation contributions on time," Garcia added. Research by TRIA commissioned by not-for-profit super fund Cbus found that around one in fifteen workers were missing out on super. ...

No evidence that independence would boost performance: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... superannuation as a key priority for the sector. Dr Scott Donald of the University of New South Wales, who completed the research together with Suzanne Le Mire of the University of Adelaide, said that the concept of independent directors had become a ...

Australian non-bank finance shows robust growth

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
A comprehensive study of Asia-Pacific's alternative finance markets sector has shown the Australian market has grown by 320% in 2015. The study conducted by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the Tsinghua University Graduate School and the ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... sponsored the Big Thinking Award, given to AIA and Sunsuper, for "[showing] leadership and innovative thinking in the area of research that seeks to enhance the reputation, innovation or development of the insurance industry," and the ANZ #equalfuture ...

J.P. Morgan adds eight funds to mFunds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... Bond Opportunities Fund JP Morgan Global Bond Fund Equities: JPMorgan Global Unconstrained Equity Fund JPMorgan Global Research Enhanced Index Equity Fund (Hedged and unhedged) JP Morgan Emerging Market Opportunities Fund Multi-Assets: JPMorgan Global ...

SuperStream sees 70% of member contributions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... SuperStream and more than half of all small businesses are SuperStream ready ahead of the 30 June deadline." The ATO research also found that over 60% of employers surveyed were aware of SuperStream, with 69% of large employers, 64% of medium employers ...