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Women underrepresented in funds management: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
Women comprise only 20% of the global alternative assets funds management industry, research from Preqin shows. The proportion declines according to seniority with women making up 29% of junior alternative assets staff, 23% of mid-level staff and 11% ...

Job openings in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
It lags the US non-farm payrolls report but the US JOLTS (job openings and labor turnover summary) a handy check on the state of the US labour market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics'(BLS) latest update showed little change in August from July: job openings ...

AFA and Map My Plan join forces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
The AFA has partnered with a robo-adviser to assist financial advisers reach clients they previously couldn't as well as demonstrate the benefits of robo-advice. Announced at the Association of Financial Advisers' 2017 National Adviser Conference on ...

Alpha FM awards Indian equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
An Indian equities boutique has won a mandate from Infocus Wealth Management multi-manager subsidiary Alpha Fund Managers. Alpha has taken a stake in India Avenue Investment Management's India Avenue Equity Fund, which currently invests in 51 listed ...

Equity income boutique enters retail market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
A boutique global equity asset manager has partnered with Bennelong to launch its flagship fund to retail investors, having previously operated in the wholesale and institutional markets. Wheelhouse Partners' Wheelhouse Global Equity Income Fund has ...

Confidence up but will consumers shop?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Along with the increasing sun shiny days that spring brings to our part of the globe come the green sprouts of optimism among us, Australians all. For the first time in 11 months, there are more optimists than pessimists in this land girth by sea. This ...

Advisers underrated at claim time

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
Financial advisers must recognise they are the key conduit between clients and life insurers; otherwise the experience at claim time could be unfavourable to all parties. Succession Matters insurance and estate planner Mike Sayer said advisers who accept ...

Accessing financial wellbeing: The power of general advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
The proliferation of financial stress across the Australian population is at its height and yet so many impediments to gaining quality financial advice remain. This is the key driver behind Association of Financial Advisers' president and Noall ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
APRA is calling on the Senate to increase its regulatory powers to help improve superannuation governance, transparency and member outcomes. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee aiming to address weaknesses ...

ECB exit: 2018 or 2021?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
"If we manage to put the unconventional tools back into the box when the time comes, we will be able to claim that the ECB successfully achieved its objective. And in my view, this time has come. We need to discuss how to exit from our unconventional ...