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Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
Institutional investors are shifting investment strategies in search of income generation and inflation protection over the long term in response to the advent of the superannuation decumulation phase, AXA Investment Managers believes. According to ...

Advisers maintain trustworthy reputation: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
The financial planning profession has maintained its reputation for being ethical and honest over the last five years, Roy Morgan research shows. About one-quarter of respondents in the market research firm's annual survey of the most highly-regarded ...

Veteran WTW investments head departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... has served as managing consultant for the firm's Japanese business and leader of the Tokyo investment team. "Taro's all-round business and client experience make him well suited to take on the role of Asia Pacific regional investment business leader," ...

New cash ETF for UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
UBS's newly-launched cash ETF is filling a gap in a market delivering little to zero returns, according to its head of fixed income. The UBS IQ Cash ETF is not a substitute for term deposits; it aims to deliver superior returns above the 1.5% cash rate ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... large institutions in Australia and internationally continue to hit the headlines over asset management fees, including a round of fee cuts at Vanguard, Platinum Asset Management and K2 Asset Management. bfinance offers three takeaways: renegotiate ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... put it, "These flow-on effects are made up as follows: The initial effect of the additional construction is $1m. The first round effect for this additional construction would be the increased value of activity of around $0.5m in those businesses manufacturing ...

ASIC boosts support for regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
ASIC is ramping its support for regulatory technology businesses or 'regtechs' in response to an overwhelming number of organisations expressing frustration over complex compliance burdens. The corporate watchdog recently announced the next phase of ...

Fees at the innovation frontline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
After a round of fee cuts at Vanguard, Platinum Asset Management and K2 Asset Management, it's clear headline fees are currently front-and-centre in funds management - and research argues there may be different ways to tackle the issue. The latest paper ...

Asset management looks different in 2020: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... wealth management firms. Unlike deals of the past, consolidation pressures, with a focus on scale, will likely drive the next round of M&A activity to position firms for growth," Phillips said. Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory managing director ...

GROW Super opens for business

ALEX DUNNIN, STEPHEN FAY  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
... change utilisation' feature provided via the Yodlee data aggregation and data analytics platform that enables members to round up every-day electronic purchases with the change being diverted into their GROW Super account. GROW Super acknowledges that ...