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Active fixed income funds review fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
... spending in the asset class over the last three years. "As a fund, we have to use ESG screens and it can be more difficult finding a solution that is both low-cost and can account for ESG factors," he says. Echoing Wong's comments, he adds that fixed ...

Financial planning pioneer to speak at FPA Congress

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... 25, he set up a crisis helpline for farmers who were dying by suicide after being sold unnecessary, inflated loans, and finding they had no support from the government. The next 17 years of his life were spent working with high school students in suicide ...

Insto investors confused by environmental equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... asset allocation those who have come to the conclusion that climate change is an important issue for them to address are finding ways to make that happen through investments. Impax is a specialist investment manager for BNP Paribas Asset Management. ...

APRA to take transparent approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
APRA's new approach to governance, culture, remuneration and accountability will see the prudential regulator focus on strengthening, sharpening and sharing. The regulator today released an information paper on its "more intensive" regulatory approach ...

CommInsure enters guilty plea

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... sentencing date has been set. ASIC's review of the sale of direct life insurance was launched in 2018, with the regulator finding that outbound telephone sales were more commonly associated with poor sales conduct and increased risk for customers. CommInsure ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... "really isn't any excuse" for funds not to merge. "There should be nothing standing in the way of those smaller funds from finding a suitable partner, a marriage match. There all out there, they're there just waiting for it to happen and I think APRA ...

High claims acceptance among insurers: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... 3563 for non-advised claims. The regulators also looked into the claim ratios by cover type and distribution channel, finding that there is a significant variance between products; ranging from 4% for individual advised accidents to 105% for individual ...

Super funds could boost returns by 59bps: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
Superannuation funds considering a merger or major investment portfolio changes should implement a program to manage tax costs and transaction costs to deliver meaningful benefits to funds and their members, according to new research. Parametric said ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
Australia's high net worth investors are looking for more from their wealth advisers, including broader access to alternatives. The 2019 Powerwrap and Investment Trends HNW Investor Report shows 58% of HNWs have unmet advice needs, an increase of four ...

The cost of mental illness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
A new report from the Productivity Commission estimates mental ill-health and suicide is costing Australia up to $180 billion a year, or almost $500 million a day. The Productivity Commission draft report on mental health was published on October 31. ...