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Banking remuneration practices to blame for misconduct

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... those staff as they are also incentivised by sales and profit targets. The report acknowledged that ANZ has changed its balanced scorecard early last year where it moved away from sales-driven targets and placed more emphasis on how staff performed in ...

Three down one to go, then another three in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... overheats... there are no signs of that," he said. While the Fed sees the "risks to the economic outlook appear roughly balanced", Powell noted a "rising chorus" of concerns among US businesses over the US-China trade war. "If we have widespread tariffs ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... extent of the measures that have been implemented already." But while the ECB sees the risks to the outlook still broadly balanced: "The current projections do not reflect measures that have been announced, measures that have been threatened. Clearly ...

Industry fund cuts admin fee

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... and options, award-winning insurance and financial advice offerings, and excellent service." UniSuper's fee on its balanced accumulation super product consists of: investment fee (0.39%), admin fee (2% or $96 flat fee, whichever lower) and indirect ...

Super assets hit new record

STEPHEN FAY, DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... myth that so-called 'sub scale' funds are somehow unsustainable. First Super reported annual returns of 10.68% in its Balanced (default) option, 11.9% in Growth, and 13.91% in Shares Plus. "The big funds, some regulators and some media commentators would ...

Macquarie Wrap adds Vanguard SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... ETFs will predominantly be used to implement the asset allocation strategies. Available strategies include conservative, balanced, growth and high growth options and comprise a blend of Australian equities, international equities and fixed income. Vanguard ...

Discriminatory bank regulation hits super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... the differential amounts to around $11.50 less in expected weekly income in retirement for an 'average' individual in a balanced portfolio in accumulation phase and with a stable income retirement product offered by an institutional superannuation fund," ...

AMP names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... business," Murray said. "During his time with Credit Suisse, Francesco built strong teams and successfully set a culture that balanced the interests of clients, shareholders and all other stakeholders. His experience of transforming and driving growth ...

Entertainment spend retains members: Hostplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... of the fund or the insurance features of the fund." From 1 July 2016 to 2018, funds under management for the indexed balanced option jumped $2.5 billion thanks to Scott Pape, otherwise known as the Barefoot Investor who recommended this product in his ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... returns from equities markets - both Australian and international. Australian equities, the largest asset class in many balanced funds, contributed a 13% return. Similarly, the annual contribution of hedged international equities was 11.4%. The Productivity ...