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Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... SUSI Asia energy transition strategy will target a 15% return, with a capacity of USD $250 million. It will aim to take majority positions in renewable energy projects and energy efficiency upgrades within existing public infrastructure including LED ...

Chief economist update: Faster wages growth a one-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
"There was a higher rate of wage growth recorded across the majority of industries in comparison to this time last year, reflecting the influence of improved labour market conditions. Annual wage growth at the Australia level was 2.3%, the highest growth ...

More than half of advisers without association membership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... heavily reliant on a primary AFSL contributing a large portion of their adviser numbers, Rainmaker said. For instance, a majority of the AIOFP's membership is licensed by Interprac Financial Planning and the majority of the FBAA's is aligned with AMP ...

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
Majority of life insurance companies fear the availability of genetic testing to consumers will be more disadvantageous and complex, and will have a negative impact on their business, a new survey shows. Strategic Insights' survey of retail, direct ...

Macquarie, CFS top Aussie fund manager list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... assets managed, of which 7.4% was managed in the UK. Japan held 4.8% of the AUM, while Australia represented 1.4%. The majority of total assets (77.6%) are still managed actively, while the share of passive assets grew from 19.5% to 22.4% in the last ...

Fintechs in the money, gain confidence

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018
... sector and provide competitive and differentiated offerings, the report said. This confidence is further fuelled by the majority (70%) operating at the post-revenue stage and earning 2.25 times median revenue growth. Of the 151 Australian fintechs surveyed ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... Equip Super has taken "some of the risk" out of its diversified investment options, including its MySuper product where majority of its members are invested. "Similarly, we have been working with employers that have more than fully funded retirement ...

Enforceable undertakings are effective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Despite receiving a bad rap for being ineffective during the financial services Royal Commission, new research finds the majority of enforceable undertakings deter future misconduct. This is according to a joint study conducted by ASIC and the University ...

Blue Sky LIC gets a new suitor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... Alterum will take the assets managed in LICs by Pinnacle affiliates to over $2 billion," Macoun said. The new boutique is majority owned by Pinnacle.

Young Aussies set lofty retirement goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... socialising and empowering themselves with investing skills to make their money work harder in the long run, he said. For the majority (63%) however, the biggest cash drain is paying rent or a mortgage. Almost a third (32%) of the participants are living ...