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Younger advisers drive digital client engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... Financial planners are increasingly looking for digital means to engage clients, latest Investment Trends research shows. The majority (88%) of advisers are strengthening their client relationships using technology-based solutions to interact and disseminate ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... commissions and taxes." Parametric has $310 billion in assets under management globally. Its Australian division is a majority-owned subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp.

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... tend to enter the workforce early and have children earlier, she said. They also have a shorter working life and the majority (98%) end up receiving the Age Pension once they retire. Campo said about 80% of members work in a high risk commercial construction ...

Chief economist update: Three ayes for a rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... Carney hinted at a rate hike months before, but didn't). "At its meeting ending on 20 June 2018, the MPC voted by a majority of 6-3 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%. The Committee voted unanimously to maintain the stock of sterling non-financial investment-grade ...

HESTA commits $40m to impact investments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... according to HESTA. It has a specific focus on impact investments in the health and community services sector, in which the majority of HESTA members operate. "Our successful partnership with SVA provides a blueprint for institutional investors," HESTA ...

SMSFs missing out on returns

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... to have more money parked in cash and less in equities when compared to higher-performing SMSFs. "This means that the majority of SMSF members are in funds likely to achieve lower than ideal investment outcomes. To ensure their retirement savings last ...

Members abandon bank-aligned group insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... CBA's Australian and New Zealand life insurance businesses for $3.8 billion. In early May, NAB announced to exit the majority of its wealth management operations, including divestment of Australia's largest retail MySuper product. While the bank ...

BetaShares launches fixed-rate corporate bond ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
... index from a German provider for CRED, the Solactive Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond Select TR Index. "The majority of fixed income indices tend to adopt a market capitalisation approach. While it is well understood and accepted in equities ...

Advisers still resistant to social media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... About 60% of financial advice practices are yet to integrate social media into client engagement strategies despite the majority of Australians using some form of social media every day. Latest research from Netwealth shows 40% of advice practices use ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... in retirement. FSC chief executive Sally Loane acknowledged the PC's analysis shows the system is working well for the majority of Australians, but said it also demonstrates that having default funds tied to employers and workplace relations via enterprise ...