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Milliman launches course correction tool for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... index to recover. "That's a serious case of sequencing risk," Matterson said at the time. "In order to understand this problem, we've noticed that there's a lot of focus on longevity risk; a lot of annuities and other longevity products. But we're not ...

Chief economist update: No target sign on India's back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... it's Trump's "art of the deal" tactic or a true blue (fallacious) plan to make "America Great Again," only Trump knows - problem is, China's Supremo isn't blinking. To be sure, the prospect of an escalating trade war between the world's number-one and ...

Technology for advisers by advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... institutionally-owned counterparties, AGBA said. "The industry talk around today's goals-based systems is that most only solve part of the problem. Many are vertically integrated in other apps and don't connect to mainstream tools. Those that do exist ...

New regulations will choke unlisted property market: PFA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... to consolidation in the retail market with fewer products available, which won't benefit the average investor." The key problem Healy identified was the need for managers to identify the appropriate target market for their products. Under this new regulation ...

New law tightens unpaid SG penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... could face court-ordered penalties and even jail time under a new law designed to combat the $2.85 billion unpaid super problem. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer introduced legislation in Parliament overnight in a bid to stop ...

PJC doubts life insurance industry can self-regulate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... superannuation trustees and life insurers' current "dearth of action" to fix the duplicate insurance within group superannuation problem as "completely unacceptable." The committee recommended super funds and life insurers to be more proactive in informing ...

Royal Commission could lead to credit crunch: UBS

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... income surplus "falls sharply," applications are mostly eliminated and banks comply with responsible lending laws. The problem here, UBS argued, is that it results in "a sharp reduction in credit availability" - a credit crunch, in other words. "While ...

Look inside to drive fintech forward: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
An online mortgage broker believes fintechs partnering with robo-advisers, digital banks and online lenders is important for industry innovation but even more critical are relationships with established players. Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... advisers the importance of backing high quality, simple businesses with strong cash flows and balance sheets. "A major problem I see with this is that relative return managers are often more worried about what they're not invested in than what they are ...

Aussie attitudes toward retirement shifting

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... between higher income levels and those making superannuation contributions over the compulsory rate, demonstrating a major problem for low income earners. About 45% of people earning more than $150,000 a year are making additional contributions, and ...