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More risk advisers offloading practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
Pressures of the Royal Commission, the Life Insurance Framework and educational reforms are prompting risk advisers to hurriedly sell their practices at discount prices, a merger and acquisitions expert says. Radar Results principal John Birt said there ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
Aberdeen Standard Investments launched a new fund that uses active quantitative strategies powered by machine learning to identify sources of potential returns. Launched in Luxembourg, the Aberdeen Global (AG) Artificial Intelligence Global Equity SICAV ...

Foreign owners take over life insurance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Foreign companies continue to gain the lion's share of Australia's life insurance industry, with the recent sale of CommInsure and OnePath set to boost foreign ownership from less than half to 66%, KPMG research shows. According to the Life ...

AI to transform financial services: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform the realities of financial institutions, according to a new research report. According to Deloitte and the World Economic Forum, AI will radically change front and back-office operations, and create major ...

Fiducian continues growth trajectory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
Fiducian Group has reported a 21% rise in underlying net profit and a $1 billion lift in funds under management, administration and advice. Releasing its full year results today, Fiducian recorded $10.5 million in UNPAT and an 18% increase in FUMAA ...

GAM to liquidate bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... Bond Plus; GAM Star Absolute Return Bond; GAM Star Absolute Return Bond Defender; GAM Star Absolute Return Plus; GAM Star Dynamic Global Bond; GAM Absolute Return Bond Master Fund; and the GAM Unconstrained Bond Fund. Haywood was suspended following ...

Asset consultant expands capital markets team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... ranked first among asset consulting firms in Australia for three consecutive years in the areas of both strategic and dynamic asset allocation advice," Polson said. "We believe asset allocation is the largest contributor to investment performance and ...

Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
If all goes according to expectations, today's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board meeting will mark one-month and two years (25 months) that the country's cash rate had been stuck at a record low 1.50%, and the longest stretch of unchanged ...

IMAP awards managed accounts excellence

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... Crystal Wealth Paradigm Group The Lunar Group Pty Limited Viridian Advisory Pty Ltd WLM Financial Services Innovation Dynamic Asset Consulting Elston Asset Management (winner) Financial Simplicity Fincast Managedaccounts.com.uu Australian Equities Bennelong ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Women are falling behind in almost all aspects of financial literacy and by considerable measure, according to the latest HILDA survey. For the latest study, University of Melbourne researchers administered a five-point financial literacy test, assessing ...