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Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... goal is so important to get more female advisers and more females running companies, but I think there's a way to do it that isn't quotas. I don't think they're fair on young men from disadvantaged backgrounds, and I think it tears at the fabric of an ...

2017 to usher in stock-picker renaissance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... benchmark." This year is a different story. Even in the past two months, Wellso has seen enough evidence that outperformance isn't going to come from "big macro calls." "It's going to be stock-picking that drives performance. Investments are definitely ...

Value investors facing short-term headwinds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... are out of favour when there's disconnect between the share price and where analysts think the earnings should be. "There isn't necessarily a correlation between profit results and how a sector performs because at the end of the day a lot of it depends ...

Industry realigns for climate change

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
... We're now at the stage of the collective effort, calibration and creativity to turn ambition into reality. What happens next isn't just a matter for rocket scientists," he said. In welcoming Summerhayes' comments, ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson ...

Act like a professional to be a professional: Slattery

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... SMSFs. The industry is predicted by Rice Warner to reach $2.1 trillion in funds under management in the next 15 years. "This isn't right, nor is it necessary. Remember, SMSFs are run by the members for the benefit of the members. We are all working toward ...

China price rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... expectations for a 2.4% gain and the highest inflation rate since May 2014, it remains below the PBOC's 3.0% target. Moreover, this isn't likely to last for according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), much of the increase in consumer prices ...

Mercer partners for robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... financial advice to those who don't currently seek it was a key driver in the decision to partner with Decimal. "Digital advice isn't about digitising traditional advice. The industry has an opportunity to start from a blank slate given most customers ...

Trump matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
Guess it isn't over till it's over folks! Trump and what he'll do next continue to dominate the headlines and Twitter-verse. So much so that only few gave a hoo-ha to central bank monetary policy announcements - the BOJ, the Fed, and the BOE met in ...

Christmas not spent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... calculation of GDP - was encouraging and, along with the very strong trade results - confirmed earlier views that Australia isn't heading for a technical recession (i.e., the September quarter's 0.5% contraction wouldn't be followed by another). Retail ...

Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... allocation during market spikes, or be placed in the right tax account for certain investments, noting that this added value isn't communicated to the client often enough. When pushed on the disruption of fintech to the sector, Kapoor said that while ...