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Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Australians are not alone when it comes to leaving retirement savings on the table from a lack of financial literacy. However, Europeans arguably face a steeper learning curve. The J.P. Morgan Asset Management 2018 Income Barometer Survey, which interviewed ...

What do future asset managers look like?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief executive Chris Willcox has outlined his vision for the $120 trillion asset management industry, identifying a true north for its future direction. Speaking to a group of international media in London on Tuesday, Willcox ...

Chi-x opens up access to tech darling Apple

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Alternative stock exchange Chi-x is giving Aussie investors access to international tech stock Apple in partnership with Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank has issued a security called transferable custody receipts (TraCRs) that will give Aussie investors ...

Chief economist update: An Indian surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Just when we thought the times of central bank surprises were things of the past, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) brought them back. The RBI kept interest rates unchanged - repo rate at 6.5%, reverse repo rate at 6.25% - at the conclusion of its October ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank has responded to widespread criticism of its longstanding Dollarmites program. Executive general manager of the bank's retail arm, Mark Jones said CBA is proud of its school banking program, which has been running now for 87 years. ...

TAL refutes duty of good faith breaches

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
TAL has refuted claims made by the Royal Commission that it systemically breached its duty of utmost good faith to policyholders when investigating claims. In a submission to the Royal Commission, the group insurer says it did not breach its duty of ...

ASIC appeal convicts former CBA planner

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
ASIC has successfully helped convict a former CBA financial planner on appeal. ASIC, together with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP), appealed the sentence of former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser Ricky David Gillespie. ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
What value does an independent board of directors add to an investment company? That's a question that directors of top UK investment companies met to answer yesterday. At a conference organised by 86-year old Association of Investment Companies (AIC) ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 12.4pct, braces for future

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
The NZ Super Fund delivered 12.43% in FY18, beating its passive reference portfolio benchmark by 2.02% and is now bracing for a changing economic landscape. The $39 billion fund has reaped the rewards of its growth-asset allocations but is now reducing ...

Industry fund goes for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
A $12 billion industry superannuation fund is growing its executive lineup, adding its first chief growth officer. LGIAsuper is welcoming Andrea Peters to the newly created role, joining from Credit Union Australia where she was head of banking products. ...