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Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... creating new opportunities for growth in financial services, Fergusson said, highlighting this positive finding in a new joint study by PwC and the FSC. A majority 82% of chief executives canvassed from the insurance, superannuation, funds and wealth ...

Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... University's John Molson School of Business to offer a more advanced certification program for those seeking more high level study. "We are committed to advancing ESG engagement to mirror what's happening in the marketplace. Leading asset management ...

Low inflation exporter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... world (they still are). It was so prevalent that in January 2004, the US Federal Reserve Board published the results of its study entitled, "Is China "Exporting Deflation""? The paper found that China is not. This is because, among other things, US imports ...

Responsible investment continues to gain acceptance among investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... the materiality of ESG factors as well as outcome metrics aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals." According to a study completed by TIAA in 2015, three in four (76%) investors under 35 say they are "interested" or "very interested" in RI options ...

Looking ahead key to flipping bad money habits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... living without a weekly budget. As part of the project, Harris undertook an experiment analysing the brain-wave activity of study participants when considering various financial scenarios and found that 72% shifted their mindset toward saving after viewing ...

FPA professionalism plans garner adviser support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... a system whereby achieving 100 points means the adviser achieves the new qualification requirement. Individual units of study offered within a qualification, certification or designation would all be worth a certain number of points, and CPD points accrued ...

Short-termism obsession misses premia: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... short-term gains. Moving out of a short-termism mentality requires a "major shift" in asset managers' mindset and skills, a new study by Willis Towers Watson and not-for-profit group the Thinking Ahead Institute shows. The research found evidence for ...

Asset managers must overhaul operating model: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... value for money. That is the view of about two-thirds of 500 global institutional investors highlighted in a State Street study which looks at the preparedness of asset managers' business models relative to future growth. Only a minority are confident ...

Wealth and investment leads Aussie fintech

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... fintech at a rapid pace, with Australia now ranked fifth highest in fintech adoption among 20 markets surveyed globally. The study, based on 22,000 online interviews with digitally active consumers across 20 markets, including Australia, shows FinTech ...

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... Isle is calling for those wanting to make the most of their retirement, according to the latest insight from Milliman. A study of more than 300,000 Australian retirees shows the cost of retirement varies widely depending on where you live and, perhaps ...