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IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Retirees should expand asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
Sticking to limited asset classes post-retirement may not prioritise income returns and potentially leave retirees with the burden of running out of money. This was a key message from Legg Mason's 2015 Retirement Income Symposium where Martin Currie ...

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
A new wave of retirees is learning that years of accumulation need further thought. Darren Snyder reports. A recent Commonwealth Bank media roundtable showed projections by Rice Warner that Australia's retirement market would reach more than $1.4 trillion ...

FinaMetrica in robo advice deal with Swiss private bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
Australian-based firm FinaMetrica has developed a sophisticated robo advice tool for a private bank in Switzerland. NBK Private Bank Switzerland will be using FinaMetrica's suitability tool kit, a 15-minute test that looks at the investor's risk tolerance ...

IOOF appoints head of best advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
IOOF has appointed an SFG Australia executive to the role of head of best advice, following media leaks that revealed misconduct within the advice research division. An IOOF spokesperson confirmed to Financial Standard that Paul Cullen will be IOOF's ...

Gradual progress on super fund digital engagement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Superannuation funds have made only incremental progress towards greater digital engagement with their member base over the last 12 months. Technology, operations and risk consultancy firm IQ Group surveyed Australia's top 50 super funds with combined ...

SSgA launches smart beta multi factor ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has launched a smart beta exchange traded fund (ETF) that combines value, volatility and quality. The SPDR MSCI World Quality Mix Fund tracks the MSCI World Quality Mix Index and has been listed on the Australian ...

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
After finishing school in 1979 and before I started university I worked for three months as a kitchen hand in the New Zealand tourist resort of Milford Sound. On my half days off each week I would sometimes join one of the launch cruises that would ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Finally, it's here that long speculated week when the Fed decides. It's crunch time all around folks. Each and every FOMC voting member and his dog and cat must be busily crunching the numbers as I type to give an intelligent and convincing rationale ...

VicSuper awards $100m corporate bonds mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
VicSuper has awarded a $100 million investment mandate to a fixed income manager to invest in diversified Australian corporate loans. Metrics Credit Partners will manage the mandate, which falls under VicSuper's domestic fixed interest strategy. The ...