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SMSF Association partners with Morgans to raise standards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The SMSF Association has formed a new partnership with stockbroking and wealth management firm Morgans Financial to improve professional standards in the SMSF sector. The association and Morgans have committed to work together to provide a range of ...

Robo advice set to fail: Morningstar

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... time, according to Morningstar's head of adviser solutions, Andrew Whelan. Speaking at the 2016 Morningstar Investment Conference in Sydney, Whelan argued that the cost of client acquisition would be too high for pure robo advisers to sustain their businesses ...

Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... Schroder Investment Management Australia. Speaking as part of an asset allocation panel at the 2016 Morningstar Investment Conference, Stevenson argued that risk outweighed reward for those looking towards government bonds as portfolio diversifiers. ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... What is clear about the Mercer senior partner is an industry knowledge that's worth listening to. Opening the 2016 Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia spoke highly of the ...

HESTA investment analyst collects ESG award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... of the 2016 Michael O'Sullivan ESG Rising Star Award. Announced in front of about 200 delegates at the ACSI annual conference in Melbourne yesterday, this year's award was presented to HESTA unlisted assets investment analyst Josephine Toral. As part ...

AFA heralds adaptability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
... change," Fox said. Delegates from the Leaders Forum Business Summit will be presenting at the AFA National Adviser Conference in Canberra 5-7 October on key learnings and take-outs from the Business Summit.

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... Practice of the Year open 9 May 2016 and close 22 July 2016, with the winners announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference, in Canberra on 7 October. More information, including application forms, can be found at the AFA's Adviser of the Year web ...

May sell may go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
... do whatever it takes to achieve this. If needed, we can deepen negative rates much more," Kuroda declared at a news conference after the Japanese central bank's monetary policy meeting held on 27-28 April. But perhaps, financial markets only used the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... fall, recording a 2.4% drop last month. US consumer confidence US consumer confidence also appears to be wavering. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to a reading of 94.2 in April, down from March's 96.1 and expectations for a 96.0 ...

Infrastructure pricing reshaping investment landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
JANA senior consultant Susan Orr recently told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) that there is plenty of dry powder among investment managers looking to invest in infrastructure. Yet one of the pitfalls in this environment is the impact ...