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Billionaire investor says markets in late cycle but anything possible

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... innings. In baseball, in a regular game there are nine innings. Sometimes it goes longer - there's a tie - but vast majority of games go nine innings," Marks said. "The trouble with investing is, I can tell you we are in the eighth innings - and ...

Robo-advice register launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... about the emerging world of finance solutions. "The fact that only 14% of Australians receive advice despite the large majority needing assistance with their finances demonstrates a huge unmet opportunity," he said. Hoven said these digital tools are ...

Investors unfazed by market volatility: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
Recent share market turbulence is not spooking investors as the majority are adamant about holding onto their equity portfolio, Financial Standard's spot poll shows. Most readers (61%) said volatility raging in global and local share markets won't ...

Early release of super, FHSSS gaining traction: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... deputy commissioner for superannuation James O'Halloran said. An average of $14,500 was released per member. The majority of the funds or 71%, O'Halloran said, were used for medical treatment or transportation, which calculated to $74.6 million. ...

Afterpay faces senate inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... time we immediately suspend a customer's account which means they will never be caught in revolving debt. "The vast majority of our revenue is derived from fees paid by retailers and merchants, which allows us to offer an interest-free product to ...

Qualitas seizes non-bank financing opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... alternative lenders, he added. Schwartz said the growth of products such as QRI is a function of the banks holding the majority or about 90% of the market - but are slowly retreating. This leaves room for property or corporate debt to step in, Schwartz ...

BTFG expands tobacco divestment

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... while 90% of people believe sustainable investing to be important. BT said the ESG exclusions had been applied across the majority of its internally managed funds - including its $21 billion asset rich MySuper funds from October 1. The remaining funds ...

Adviser-client relationships not swayed by RC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... are both telling us that there are good advisers who are doing a great job," Lippiatt said. "However, given that the majority of Australians currently don't have an adviser, the challenge for us as an industry is to make financial advice more affordable ...

Industry fund drops life premiums, pension fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... Under a new group cover deal with MetLife, REI Super has cut premiums on death and disablement insurance, benefitting the majority of its members. The lower premiums, introduced on October 1, will see members save up to 6%, REI Super said. "Lower insurance ...

New Pinnacle affiliate to manage Blue Sky LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 18 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. Alterum's mandate for Blue Sky LIC Alterum Investment Management will have a multi-manager mandate ...