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Older Aussies failing to account for longevity risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
Only half of Australia's over-50s have made financial plans in anticipation of living longer, according to National Seniors Australia. A new report shows while 85% of over-50s surveyed are aware their life expectancy at age 65 has increased by about ...

Consistent growth fuels Future Fund cyber fears

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The constant risk of a cyberattack on the Future Fund's investment portfolio is among its top concerns. Future Fund chairman Peter Costello said in a portfolio update this morning that the sovereign wealth fund considers cybersecurity risk to be a major ...

TAL strengthens group life business development team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
TAL has promoted a member of its group insurance team to a business development leadership role. Lisa Larkin is now national manager of strategic business development, responsible for overseeing all new business activity for the group insurance team. ...

Zurich Investments awards small caps mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
A Sydney boutique fund manager won a small caps mandate from Zurich Investments. Sigma Funds Management was selected to manage the Zurich Investments Small Companies Fund. The fund, which invests solely in Australian small companies outside the S&P/ASX100 ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The global unlisted infrastructure industry is now three times the size of its GFC levels, hitting a record high of US$418 billion in assets under management, latest Preqin research shows. The year to June 2017 saw a record number of deals take place ...

Chief economist update: RBA stuck in slow inflation lane

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
"Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose." Jean-Baptiste Aphonse Karr's immortal epigram - translated as "the more things change, the more they stay the same" - best describes the goings-on over the past 24 hours. There were no surprises at the Fed's ...

Institutional investors on the march in fixed income

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
The number of institutional investors in Asia Pacific who increased allocation to core fixed income over the past three years outweighs those who reduced their holdings. Invesco's first global fixed income study found the majority (52%) of APAC instos ...

Channel Capital appoints distribution director from Janus Henderson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Channel Capital appointed a new distribution director for its specialist investment management partners. Byron Slessar joins Channel Capital from Janus Henderson, where he was a sales director for wholesale clients and intermediaries in NSW and ACT ...

Advice firm enters insurance market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
A Melbourne financial advice firm launched its own personal risk insurance offering. New and existing clients of Hewison Private Wealth can now obtain life, TPD, income protection and trauma insurance, free from commissions. Clients that take out policies ...

Changing nature of advice to benefit institutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
The era of new business models and increasing education debt will see new financial planners begin their careers in salaried positions and place existing advisers' exit strategies at risk. That is the view of Connect Financial Service Brokers chief ...