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Asset management looks different in 2020: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... same winner-take-all dynamics influencing other maturing financial services sectors." "Amid this challenged marketplace, the gap is widening between leading and lagging asset and wealth management firms. Unlike deals of the past, consolidation pressures ...

CFA Institute investigates ESG investment gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
The CFA Institute is partnering with a United Nations-backed organisation to determine why investment managers aren't standardising environmental, social and governance factors across all asset classes. CFA Institute, together with the Principles for ...

Life insurance market flat: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... direct insurance premiums, direct premiums were found to be more expensive across life, trauma and income protection. "The gap between advised and direct has continued to increase with larger increases shown in life cover where advised premiums have ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... ageing populations is a worrying global trend, but presents an emerging opportunity for the insurance industry to fill the gap, new research from reinsurer Swiss Re shows. The 'ageing wallet' study of the US, UK, Japan, China and Australia's pension ...

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... economic "expansion" - the most optimistic the BOJ had been in nine years - and of above-potential growth or a positive output gap. To wit, "Japan's economy has been turning toward a moderate expansion. Although an improvement in domestic demand is not ...

Advice associations respond to Federal Budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... AFA is disappointed no measures were announced to address the financial wellbeing of women and the retirement savings gender gap, describing it as a lost opportunity. "On average, Australian women have significantly lower retirement savings as they often ...

Asia-Pacific needs more retirement income specialists: Milliman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Populations in East Asia and the Pacific are ageing faster than other regions in the world but many nations are yet to develop comprehensive retirement income systems. Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman said across the Asia-Pacific consumers ...

ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... the Age Pension. The committee also found the ATO was reluctant to produce accurate figures in terms of the size of the SG gap despite the issue being raised five years ago. Thirty-two recommendations were put forth to address the problem, starting with ...

ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... five-month long inquiry, the committee found the ATO was reluctant to produce accurate figures in terms of the size of the SG gap despite the issue being raised five years ago. The committee instead had to rely on Industry Super Australia and Cbus' estimated ...

Government reform to close super gender gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
Women are facing significant challenges when it comes to saving for retirement and the gender gap won't be relieved without government input. That was the key message shared by Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer in a video address ...