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Staggering annuities can fund retirement shortfall

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... show retirees and particularly financial planners the value of income streams for life, Lytas said. Babbel pointed to a study from the American Economic Review demonstrating the general aversion to annuities. Following US troops' return from the war ...

MLC, ANU boost alternatives strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... majority (78%) of institutional investors are inclined to bump up allocations to alternatives in 2018, according to a separate study by Natixis Investment Managers. More than half (57%) of the 500 investors surveyed believe alternatives will outperform ...

Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... Trends said it was by a narrow lead as second-placed HUB24 continues to gain pace. Asgard eWrap closed out the top five. The study highlighted investment platforms are progressing well in two key areas: managed accounts and the generation of Records ...

Stellar growth for industry funds: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... competitive institutional model and the dominance of defined contribution (DC) schemes, the WTW 2018 Global Pension Asset Study shows. The study analysed 22 major markets with US$41.3 trillion assets at the end of 2017. The US held the largest pool of ...

Blockchain saving mutual funds US$2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... infrastructure can save the mutual funds industry US$2.6 billion in back office costs, latest Calastone research shows. The study, which surveyed 234 global mutual funds, measured the economic impact of blockchain and automation. Improved processing ...

Institutions suffer financial adviser drain

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... performance on sales and revenue" was outdated and established its own professional advice framework. As a reverse case study, it's important to note that over the same period, ANZ endured considerable speculation as to the future of its wealth business. ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... course. "Whilst there is an academic convention with respect to the recognition of prior education for credit towards further study, this is fundamentally different to the issue of what education FASEA will recognise. The FASEA announcement provides ...

Advisers can fill aged care demand gap: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... planning will shift financial advisers' service offering and provide a new source of revenue in the medium-term, a joint study by Aged Care Steps and Swiss Re reveals. The research, which explored the challenges and fears around aged care, found about ...

Australia's super assets fastest growing: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... superannuation market is the fastest growing among other major pension systems around the globe, a new Willis Towers Watson study shows. Australia's superannuation assets grew 12.1% over the last 20 years thanks to the success of government-mandated ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
A large cohort of advisers without the necessary educational qualifications will not undertake further study to meet the professionalism deadline, Financial Standard's weekly survey reveals. Two-in-five or 39% of advisers don't intend to undertake tertiary ...