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Outsourced trading set to boom

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... other cost considerations such as the costs associated with compliance, risk, legal documentation, regulation, set up, and finding and hiring project management staff and consultants," he said. "So an asset owner really needs to consider for the quantum ...

Super advocate takes FSC to task over TPD tests

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... industry-wide problems with the design and claims handling process of TPD insurance. O'Halloran cited the report's finding that claims made under these tests were five times less likely to succeed. "Restrictive tests have no place in TPD insurance ...

Gender diversity improves, cultural diversity falls: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... it is a disappointing shift from a board diversity perspective." Skills diversity had also increased in the past year, finding newer board directors are better qualified both in governance and academically than those already in the boardroom. Women tended ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... that many super fund members will be further behind their savings objective than first thought. "Portfolio managers [are] finding it hard to sell their fixed interest assets to any buyer other than the RBA," Bardsley said. He said the RBA's quantitative ...

ESG investing to remain strong through pandemic

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... business resilience and sustainability, and sustainable funds' continued strong inflows, pointing to Morningstar's finding that ESG assets in Asia Ex-Japan grew by 21% in the first quarter despite the recent decline of equity markets. "Sustainable ...

Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... For those who are looking to sell, Tynan said it remains the case that those in a major city will have an easier time finding a buyer. "Again, the cities are easier to get things away because you have more buyers," Tynan said. "The people that are really ...

Majority of ERS applications from low balance accounts: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
Over 70% of ERS applications have come from members with account balances with less than $50,000, according to analysis from AMP. AMP said members working in the hospitality, arts, recreation, manufacturing and wholesale trade industries had highest ...

Investment manager launches income fund

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... AAM head Teiki Benveniste said. "In this volatile, uncertain and low interest rate environment, investors are focused on finding reliable sources of higher income without risking severe capital losses and with better risk diversification than traditional ...

Compliance crackdown, consultations on horizon: ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... fees," he said. The ASX has reviewed around 70 COVID-19 announcements from different companies, with the stock exchange finding that approximately 50 of them were misleading. "Unfortunately, the current environment has presented some opportunities for ...

Advisers split on COVID-19 opportunity

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
New research shows financial advisers are split down the middle when it comes to deciding whether COVID-19 is an opportunity to pick up new business, or a time to focus on existing clients. Latest MLC Wealth analysis found that the COVID-19 pandemic ...