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New wave of retirees to challenge advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... themselves dealing with the 'perfect storm' i.e. longer lifespans; insufficient savings, investments and superannuation; low interest rates for up to two decades; and escalating cost of living/health/medical expenses." Wiseman argues that longer life ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... Indications from the June FOMC meeting are that the Fed has turned more dovish. Recall that the Fed's forward guidance for four interest rate hikes this year were halved to just two last March. Although this remains the Fed consensus at the June meeting ...

Global bond funds underinvested in EMD

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... returns and lower risks than developed markets. Since a large portion of the world's government bonds have low or negative interest rates, emerging market bonds have merited more attention. Investors should be considering emerging market debt as a separate ...

Bentham hires portfolio manager from Credit Suisse

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... we continue to build out our business," Bentham managing director Richard Quin said. Bentham actively manages credit, interest rate and FX risks in its fixed income portfolio, focusing on investments across a range of institutional quality asset classes ...

Cashwerkz offers paperwork relief

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... switch term deposits. Currently only offering term deposits, CashWerkz will be adding other cash products such as high interest savings accounts and cash management accounts to the platform. Chief executive at Cashwerkz, John Edginton said that the platform ...

Altius adds industry veteran to advisory committee

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Fixed interest specialist Altius Asset Management has appointed a senior industry figure to its investment advisory committee. Former Perpetual Investments group executive Michael Gordon, who has also held global chief investment officer roles at Fidelity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Australia business confidence "The RBA's cut to interest rates did not help lift business confidence as we had hoped, even as sales activity continues to improve." This was how National Australia Bank's (NAB) chief economist, Alan Oster interpreted ...

Energy Super hires three general managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
Energy Super has appointed three new general managers to manage its member engagement, digital communication and strategic direction as part of a restructure at the $6 billion industry super fund. Michael Abbott, Phil McCarthy and David Beal have been ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
The chief executive, chief financial officer and chair of listed property investment firm Aspen Group will leave the company following a planned management restructure. In an ASX statement, Aspen's board said that the group's strategy "can best be pursued ...

EQT appoints former executive as senior manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
... roles in the financial services industry both in Australia and overseas. O'Brien has experience with equities, fixed interest and structured finance. He has a breadth of experience through his work with J. P. Morgan, BNY Mellon and the Irish Stock Exchange ...