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Sydney advice firm launches insurance joint venture

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
One of the senior members at a Sydney wealth management firm will lead its new life insurance business following the establishment of a joint venture. HLB Mann Judd Sydney has appointed Andrew Kennedy to lead HLB Insurance Services, which will operate ...

Derivatives costly and ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
The majority of superannuation pension products eschew derivative strategies due to high costs and lack of effectiveness, latest research shows. Only one-third (37%) of superannuation funds in Milliman's latest survey are using derivatives to protect ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
Commonwealth Bank has named Ian Narev's successor. Effective 9 April 2018, Matt Comyn will be the new chief executive at the banking and wealth management group. Currently heading CBA's retail bank, he will replace Narev who announced his retirement ...

Aberdeen LIC internalises management

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Following on from the decision to remove Aberdeen Asset Management as investment manager in October, Aberdeen Leaders Limited (ALR) has named its internalised investment team and unveiled a new name for the listed investment company. ALR chair Brian ...

Population growth drives real income

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Australia's continued population growth and the Federal Government's support of an open immigration policy will be critical for retirees seeking sustainable investment income. These key drivers lend themselves to further investment in and development ...

Chief economist update: Red light on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
Down, down, the US dollar is down (again). Bloomberg's USD index shows that the US dollar dropped 1.0% overnight - taking its 2018-to-date decline to minus 3.2% -- on the back of US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's comments At the World Economic ...

Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Australia was one of few countries to see foreign direct investment inflows increase in 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor shows international flows of foreign direct ...

Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors who rely on a single active equity manager are more likely to underperform, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The analysis revealed that if an investor were to pick one equity manager randomly, chances of adding value are low - even ...

Product agnostic planners boost ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Australia's ETF market could have fee-for-service financial planners to thank for its ongoing growth. Total funds under management for ASX-listed ETFs increased 44.2% in the 12 months to November 2017 to hit a record $35.5 billion. Researcher Cerulli ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
HLB Mann Judd wealth management partner Jonathan Philpot said advisers should review wealth building strategies as the common tactic of investing savings in the name of the lower income-earning spouse once a mortgage has been paid off. This can have ...