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Aussie super funds building world-class investment teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... Canada's pension system has the largest average at 92. Regardless of the low number, the latest PwC global pension funds study shows Australian super funds are increasing the insourcing of investment functions with a focus on building world-class investment ...

Super slow to embrace advice opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... engagement, only a minority are employing robo-advice services, according to IQ Group research. The IQ Group Digital Engagement Study 2016, based on research of the top 50 retail, industry and public sector super funds, found that 8% of those surveyed ...

Robo is the adviser's new best friend

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... appeal has also allowed robo-advisers to engage client segments who may be out of reach to traditional advisers. A recent study from EY found that as many as 59% of clients had a preference for digital advice, compared to just 35% of wealth managers. ...

Advice experiences can help educate non-advised

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... financial advisers, the industry has an opportunity to share these experiences and help educate Australians. A new university study led by researchers from the University of Adelaide, University of Technology Sydney and University of Western Australia ...

The rise of the robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... 83% believing robo-advice is not a threat to the planning industry and that it has a place in respective practices. The study is based from a survey of about 9000 online share investors and 1450 financial advisers across five countries between April ...

How to put the sizzle back into finance: Grad Mentor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... relates to is autonomy and ability to manage their own time, transport and travel considerations, and particularly time off to study and an informal culture within the business are hugely attractive to graduates," explained Barr. "It's also about the ...

FPA recognises industry excellence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has presented the 2016 FPA Awards at the FPA Professionals Congress in Perth. Tony Sandercock of wetalkmoney was named the FPA Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year for his efforts ...

Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... transformation has encouraged a growing demand from both institutional and retail investors. In fact the 2016 European SRI Study found that between 2013-2015 retail impact investments in Europe had grown from 20269 to 96239, that's a growth if +385% ...

Super funds becoming retirement ready

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... funds but they did agree regulators could play a role developing standardised assumptions. Mercer developed the RRI using a study of 18 super funds in Australia. The study found that only about half of Australians are on-track for a comfortable retirement ...

VicSuper highlights retirement struggles

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... underprepared for retirement and 23% feel completely out of depth when thinking about retirement finances. The findings come from a study commissioned by VicSuper, also detailing that two in five (40%) full pensioners and one in three (33%) part pensioners ...