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Behavioural tools to limit losses, fear

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Market volatility is unavoidable, especially after a significant crash, but focusing on practical techniques to limit behavioural risk can help financial advisers limit the fear, anxiety and grief that they and their clients may be feeling. Behavioural ...

CBA sells 55% of CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... vision for CFS to be one of the leading superannuation and investment businesses in Australia, offering members greater choice and better value," CBA chief executive Matt Comyn said. Head of KKR Australia Scott Bookmyer said: "CFS is one of the most ...

Chief economist update: The outlook for Australia, according to COVID-19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... Treasurer Josh Frydenberg estimates that the economy will lose A$4 billion for every week restrictions remain. It's a tough choice - economic recovery or risking a second wave (which endangers economic recovery through renewed restrictions and bigger ...

Mortgage Choice Financial Planning rebrands

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
Mortgage Choice has announced the rebranding of its financial advice division from Mortgage Choice Financial Planning to FinChoice. Mortgage Choice chief executive Susan Mitchell said the decision came after a strategic review of the company's brand ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... their members to withdraw their funds, adding that not withdrawing - if there are other options - is probably the better choice for many Australians. However, $59 billion industry super fund Rest rejected the suggestion, pointing out it has been using ...

Australians hate complexity, not annuities: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... asked study participants to choose between two annuity products though, they ran into problems. The consumers found the choice over complicated and showed a preference for not making any choice at all. "There was a huge preference for people to avoid ...

Australian fund regulation below average: Morningstar

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... disincentives to invest." The continued success and growth of exchange traded products has allowed investors to have more choice, the research house said. "Distributors still have more incentive to offer open-end funds in some markets," Morningstar said. ...

Praemium adds Chi-X products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... role of financial advisers has never been more important. A broader product suite helps our advisers provide a greater choice of investments to suit their clients' individual needs," Ohanessian said. "The addition of Chi-X TraCRs and active ETFs to our ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Nothing focuses the mind as the choice between life and death. This choice has been thrust onto Planet Earth's population by the coronavirus pandemic. So much so, that men, women and children of the world are giving up - willingly or grudgingly ...

BlackRock, BNP Paribas form strategic alliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... said. "This partnership further highlights our ability to provide full connectivity to our clients, regardless of their choice of front office architecture, and delivers a true front-to-back solution." Global head of BlackRock's Aladdin business, Sudhir ...