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FPA supports children's financial literacy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... chief executive Dante De Gori said the partnership with Banqer will equip young people with the skills they need to make smart and informed financial choices as adults in an easy and enjoyable way. Exercises involve students managing their own bank account ...

Private Portfolio Managers launch SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
Private Portfolio Managers will launch the first in a series of new separately managed account strategies on Powerwrap. Previously the boutique investment manager has exclusively offered individually managed accounts, but has broadened its managed accounts ...

Global asset management fees continue to fall

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... hard to predict, small cost reductions deliver guaranteed gains over the long term." Other sectors to experience falls were smart beta funds, down 25% since 2011, and funds of hedge funds, which have cut fees by 20% since the period between 2010 and ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... wealth accumulation at a time of low interest rates, economic volatility and very high property prices. They need to be smart with their money, and they know a low-interest bearing bank account isn't always the right choice." In an analysis of RateSetter ...

Fitzpatricks strengthens Victorian advice presence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... believe financial planning is not solely about investments or strategies, but more importantly it is about helping people make smart choices with their money so they can focus on more important things," Giaouris said. "I was struggling to find a model ...

Can life and health insurers operate under one roof?

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... This, in turn, could conceivably reduce instances of life claims. Speaking on the same panel from the consumer perspective, Choice campaigns manager Erin Turner said she saw some serious issues with this idea"We need to be careful about merging life ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... socially responsible growth fund. The bank said the fund will be offered as both a standalone fund for investors and as a choice in its Bendigo SmartStart Super fund. "Many of our customers told us that it would be great if they could extend their commitment ...

Innovate to beat innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
As technological change rapidly accelerates, asset managers are being warned to adapt before they get left behind. Global research firm Cerulli Associates says managers cannot ignore the growing trend of robo-advice and emergence of blockchain technology. ...

MySuper lifecycle funds lead the pack

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... also recorded a net growth of 25% in total assets along with five-fold increase in number of member accounts; ANZ Smart Choice Super grew by 100% in total assets and a net growth of 15% in member accounts; and CFS First Choice had a net increase of 46% ...

SelectingSuper announces super fund of the year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... the Year. In the full service multi-choice awards, IOOF Employer Super won the Workplace Product of the Year; ANZ Smart Choice Super won the Personal Product of the Year; and Colonial First State - FirstChoice Wholesale Pension won the Retirement Product ...