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BetaShares grows suite with two new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
BetaShares has launched two new exchange traded funds to give investors low-cost diversified exposure to global healthcare and agriculture stocks. The new funds are BetaShares Global Healthcare ETF - Currency Hedged (ASX: DRUG) and the BetaShares Global ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
Australia business confidence Brexit and the close 2 July Australian Federal elections dented Australian business sentiment as could be expected, but only just. The National Australia Bank (NAB) business confidence index eased to a reading of plus 4 ...

Transparency key for sophisticated investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
The evolution of the sophisticated investor certificate from paper to online is an important step in de-risking the sophisticated investment process, according to Sophisticated Access managing director, Peta Tilse. Sophisticated Access is the home of ...

ANZ nine-month cash profit down

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
ANZ Bank's third quarter cash profit for the financial year was down 3% to $5.2 billion as bad debt continues to claw at profits. The group highlighted an increase of 5% in profit before provisions, with income increasing at a quicker rate than expenses. ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
ANZ job ads The "increased uncertainty following the close federal election on July 2 and the shock decision by the UK to leave the European Union on June 24" is how ANZ's head of Australian economics Felicity Emmett explained the sharp 0.8% drop in ...

Zurich establishes risk specialist team

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia has created a new risk specialist team in anticipation of Macquarie Life joining Zurich later in 2016. The national team will be responsible for the creation and presentation of life insurance content to support Zurich's ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
New research from Zurich reveals that nearly half of Australians (47%) believe they have a less than 10% chance of lost earnings due to disability or illness. The research conducted in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment ...

Retirees increasingly favour income over lumps sums

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Retirees are increasingly choosing to access their superannuation through income streams rather than withdrawing lump sums, according to new analysis released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Bjorn Jarvis, the program manager of the ABS' ...

Goal based investing puts retirees in the spotlight

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
A focus on the accumulator and obsession with superannuation has shifted the focus away from retirement investment, according to AMP Capital who is set to launch two new goals based products. Through focusing on a goal based approach, AMP Capital hopes ...

Shaw and Partners joins forces with Praemium

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Shaw and Partners and Praemium have partnered to deliver a managed account solution for clients. The solution consists of two investment model portfolios under a separately managed account (SMA) structure. One allocates exclusively to Australian equities ...