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Mental health over financial health: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
The MetLife 2020 Employee Benefit Trends Study found the majority of Australian workers feel their mental health is the most important aspect to focus on in the wake of COVID-19. Around 70% of workers said mental health is the most important thing to ...

Fidante signs on new partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... will be invaluable as we position the firm for our next phase of growth," Lin said. "We believe this thematic investment trend is a compelling proposition, especially given that the sector has proven to be exceptionally resilient and has historically ...

Praemium improves on-boarding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
A new functionality on the Praemium platform is helping financial advisers on-board clients more efficiently. Praemium's integration with Iress' financial planning software Xplan enables advisers to initiate new applications more seamlessly. The new ...

Morningstar adds ESG to analysis

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
The research house has commenced integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into its analysis of funds, asset managers and individual stocks, calling out subpar approaches to ESG. As a part of Morningstar's ESG Commitment Level ...

COVID-19 to remain dominant in 2021

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
The end of 2020 is not likely to see the end of COVID-19, particularly when it comes to the impact it has on global markets. J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) explored the trends that will impact portfolios in its annual Long-Term Capital Market ...

ESG push not going anywhere

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
Close to 90% of investors globally are asking their fund manager for environmental, social and governance (ESG) products, according to the 2020 EY Global Alternative Fund Survey. According to the survey, allocators are increasingly focused on ESG products ...

COVID-19 spurs proactive investing: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... investors are open to buying investments from supermarkets and big technology companies. "Australian investors bucked the global trend in being more willing to buy financial products and services in the future from supermarkets (43%) than technology ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... front runners, stimulating sector-wide learning and the sharing of good practices," she said. "Fortunately, we see an upward trend in the performance of the pension funds and that top is getting closer and closer." She added that the questions asked ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... more important than ever. However, investors have to grapple with the question of whether working from home is a short-term trend or the way of the future. In the report, Aviva suggests productivity is the key question. It cites a survey from US software ...

Off-platform assets consume advisers' time

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Off-platform assets are increasingly taking up more of financial advisers' time as many express frustration with the lack of solutions available that can house all of their clients' assets. According to joint research by Praemium and Investment Trends ...