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How to find alpha in advice: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... sense in an era of digitisation. Referring to Vanguard's Advisers Alpha framework, financial advisers can't command a premium for tasks that can be fully automated - but they can do so by spending more time on "uniquely human tasks" and find ways to ...

YBR's wealth arm gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Yellow Brick Road's (YBR) wealth business and its digital advice strategies have helped boost the firm's 1H18 performance. In the six months to December, the wealth business reported a 7% increase in revenue to $6.5 million on the prior year. YBR's ...

Industry fund buys $7 million beef stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... Government of $3.3 million via its new GO NSW Equity Fund, of which First State Super is a partner. Stone Axe Pastoral is a premium wagyu beef operation focused on producing full-blood wagyu - the offspring of a wagyu sire and a wagyu dam whose pedigrees ...

Premium China creates chief executive role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The former chief executive of Premium Wealth Management and head of advice at Australian Unity will lead Premium China Funds Management. In a newly-created role for the fund manager, Paul Harding-Davis has been appointed as chief executive. He is charged ...

Copia appoints new CFO from Mutual Trust

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... Trust Cash Fund. Voskresensky's appointment occurred in the same month that Copia transitioned the unit registry of the OC Premium Small Companies Fund, OC Dynamic Equity fund, OC Micro-Cap Fund, Vertium Equity Income Fund, Odey International Fund, Chester ...

Suncorp reviews options for life insurance business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... It noted new business volumes were impacted by ongoing industry disruption and heightened regulatory scrutiny. In-force premium rose by 0.9% from growth in retail and direct channels due to stepped age and CPI increases. The wealth business reported ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... cover on their own. "In addition, we don't pay commissions to advisers, and don't receive commissions from insurers. This premium reduction for the industry division will benefit the overwhelming majority of members and no member will have a premium ...

Chief economist update: The Fed's force is with us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... overnight to 2.82% (Bloomberg data) from 2.84%, the recent rise in the 10-year Treasury bond yields have reduced the S&P 500's premium to 3.05% (including the recent drop) from the 3.7% average in 2017 and a long-term average of 4.4%. Similarly, the ...

JBWere team joins Koda Capital

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
... attract the elite advisers in our profession." In December last year, Koda also appointed former Bank of Melbourne head of premium banking and business growth Jonathan Ayers as managing partner of Victoria. Prior to Bank of Melbourne, Ayers spent almost ...

ClearView issues refunds over life sales misconduct

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... premiums and impact of pre-existing conditions; failed to clearly obtain consent to purchase the cover before processing premium payments; and used pressure tactics to sell policies. In response ClearView has agreed to refund full premiums, all bank ...