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Financial incentive provokes misconduct: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... workplace with no bonuses) the researchers suggested customer interest becomes more important. The report stated: "This finding suggests that efforts to limit the focus on self and instead encourage consideration of others, such as customers, will be ...

Values trump value for retail investors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... transparency, ethical behaviour, values alignment, and social responsibility," Hicks said. "This is a hugely significant finding, because it reinforces just how complex the idea of 'shareholder value' is in the modern era. "Australian investors are not ...

ANZ/OnePath worst performer again

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... best-performing funds, Stockspot said. Stockspot concluded poor fund performance comes mostly from high fees, with funds finding it harder to generate strong enough returns to offset the impact of these high fees. Despite the top-performing super funds ...

Discounted LIC fund opens to all

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... their holdings in a few of the largest LIC's," Wilson said. "But the real opportunities, the places where we're finding bargains right now, are outside that group." Wilson said the decision to open the fund to all investors is a result of the ...

Look to 2008 survivors: Ausbil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... chief executive Ross Youngman said: "Our global small caps team applies both fundamental and quantitative approaches to finding companies with a growing earnings outlook that are either poorly covered by analysts, or are yet to be recognised for their ...

Risk commissions must be retained: MetLife

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... the removal of life risk commissions would increase underinsurance in Australia, latest research shows. That is a key finding of MetLife's second annual What Clients Want: 2019 MetLife Adviser/Client Research Report, previewed at the Association ...

ASIC clamps down on poor advice, grandfathered commissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
ASIC warned it will clamp down on financial advice misconduct and ensure it sees an end to grandfathered commissions. The corporate watchdog outlined its priorities for the advice sector between now and 2023 in its recently released Corporate Plan. ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... stating the obvious - that the government's assumptions are becoming off-target - Australia and the world are now finding themselves facing real and present danger of a recession. To be fair, the Budget Papers were compiled before it was made public ...

Finance cheats more likely to cheat: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
A University of Texas study has found finance professionals who engage in misconduct at work are more likely to be unfaithful in marriage. The study looked at financial advisers, chief financial officers and chief executives amongst others using the ...

Best online brokers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... surveyed 8578 investors and traders to create its Online Broking Report. The report also looked at investor sentiment, finding that investors are on edge about the US-China trade conflict, with 55% citing it as a concern. Concern about interest rates ...