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Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
Centenarians our fastest growing age group In the US the number of people making it to 100 years of age is growing so rapidly that by 2050 it is estimated there could be as many as 1 million centenarians, up 100% on current numbers. In Japan the number ...

Netwealth adds eighth private label managed account

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... specialist global manager. "It's an exciting time for us and we are seeing a large increase in new opportunities as advisers focus on building better, more efficient businesses and delivering better client outcomes," Heine finished.

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... thing or two about the importance of investment performance. But if she'd followed through on her childhood ambition the focus would be performance of a somewhat more dramatic bent. Like many working in financial services, Standard Life Investments' ...

OneVue makes senior fund services hire from Vanguard

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... clients, services and strategy for the Fund Services business. "With an ever-increasing client base, it is important to focus on not only maintaining but also increasing the high levels of service for which we have become recognised."

UniSuper develops personalised retirement benchmark

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... around a third of members will likely have to rely heavily on the age pension, highlighting the importance for members to focus on retirement adequacy. UniSuper plans to use the model to benchmark how members' outcomes shift over time and to better tailor ...

Voters opt to shut down AMP Capital China fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
The AMP Capital China Growth Fund (AGF) will be wound up following the vote at today's EGM. Opening the EGM, AMP Capital Funds Management chair Adam Tindall said that "a lot has changed" since the fund's establishment in 2006. "Markets move on, regulations ...

ATO resource targets illegal pension schemes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... about the potential pitfalls of retirement planning schemes. Super Scheme Smart - which forms part of the ATO's broader focus on tax avoidance schemes - provides tailored information for financial planners, accountants and other advisers to help them ...

Rubik appoints Mortgages AM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... partnerships manager and was responsible for assisting national mortgage groups achieve their growth and sales targets with a focus on leveraging technology. Prior to this he worked with Advantage and was responsible for the national migration of brokers ...

BTIM appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... business with his deep knowledge of and experience in the industry, his demonstrable leadership qualities and strong client focus." Bargholz added: "It will be a privilege to lead such a successful and respected investment management business. I look ...

Vanguard appoints ex-Macquarie division director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
... structural shift in the institutional world towards passive investments as all participants in the industry increase their focus on cost, and active managers have struggled to outperform their benchmarks in a distorted market. Vanguard has been a major ...