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State Street SHE Index aimed at capitalising on diversity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... leadership and support better long-term social and economic outcomes in support of gender diversity." According to a 2015 MSCI study that explored global trends in gender diversity on corporate boards between December 2009 and August 2015, companies ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... 16% of their new retiree client flows into cash and term deposits, according to the researcher, down from 22% in its last study. Relative to their current usage, two products stand out for future growth potential among the older client segments: annuities ...

Kaplan and SMSFA launch postgrad qualification

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... Individuals are required to complete three core subjects and one elective subject. Inaugural enrolments are now open for Study Period 3, which commences on Monday, 9 May 2016.

Fund managers not ready to enter new MIT tax regime

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... that will be required in a short period of time," Bradica said. He said managers may need the time to conduct a feasibility study, to assess whether, and when, the fund should participate in the new AMIT regime and what documentation, systems and processes ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... reinstated if we are serious about STEM education particularly for girls." Titled "Girls in Tech" and conducted by MasterCard the study surveyed 1,560 girls aged 12 to 19 years in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. China and ...

No evidence that independence would boost performance: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
A Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found little empirical evidence that independence would improve investment performance but suggests that independence is important in maintaining the legitimacy of the superannuation ...

Australian non-bank finance shows robust growth

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
A comprehensive study of Asia-Pacific's alternative finance markets sector has shown the Australian market has grown by 320% in 2015. The study conducted by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the Tsinghua University Graduate School and the ...

Clients asking planners for margin loans

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... research by Investment Trends, up from 21% in 2014. In its eleventh year, the 2015 Margin Lending Planner Report is an in-depth study of financial planners' usage of and attitudes towards margin lending. The study is based on a survey of 417 financial ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... sample of Australian risk-focussed advisers collected as part of the Beddoes Institute's Adviser Experience Benchmarking Study that forms part of Beddoes' Life Insurance Industry Performance Barometer. Award winners: Overall Platinum Award - BT Financial ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... markets in the world, it is among the fastest growing. Willis Towers Watson has just released its 2016 Global Pension Assets Study and it reveals that Australia's US$1.5 trillion pension asset pool is the world's fifth largest but is the second fastest ...