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Default retirement products not good enough: Milliman

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
Superannuation funds that don't get to know members better ahead of designing a Comprehensive Income Product for Retirement are putting themselves at risk of severe reputational damage. That is the view of risk management and retirement experts Milliman ...

Global equities boutique wins super fund mandate

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
A NAB Asset Management minority owned investment boutique has picked up an international equities mandate from an industry superannuation fund. Intermede Investment Partners, a bottom-up investment manager that looks for companies with long-term sustainable ...

Insurance counteracting ageing population risks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Governments increasingly withdrawing support for retirees and 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' ...

Professional financial advice outpacing self-directed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
An overwhelming number of retail investors are turning to financial advice rather than single-handedly making investment decisions on their own. About half (45%) of 4000 investors are using financial planners purely to help manage financial risks, while ...

Trustee Partners crosses the ditch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Trustee Partners made its first overseas investment, acquiring a New Zealand fiduciary services firm with an offer too strong to ignore. A dominant fiduciary services business in the New Zealand market, Complectus, was bought by Trustee Partners in ...

Liquidnet acquires global tech firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Institutional dark pool network Liquidnet is preparing for changes to European Union markets regulation through the acquisition of a global provider of equity analytics. OTAS Technologies, established in 2011, currently provides equity market analytics ...

Macron won't stop populist tide: William Blair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Emmanuel Macron's election as French President won't be enough to stem the tide of populist sentiment in Europe and its effects on European markets, according to William Blair dynamic allocation strategies portfolio manager Thomas Clarke. Speaking at ...

Former adviser launches sustainable trading platform

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
An online trading platform which uses environmental, social and governance data to help retail investors screen for stocks based on sustainability factors is set launch in the coming months. The H2 Ventures backed start-up, Goodments, founded by former ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
A new initiative to support the development of Australia and New Zealand's impact investment market has been launched by Responsible Investment Association Australasia and Impact Investing Australia. The Impact Investment Forum, chaired by former Christian ...

Vamos joins Decimal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Digital financial advice software provider Decimal is welcoming former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Pauline Vamos to its board of directors. Vamos joins as a non-executive director, bringing more than 25 years' financial ...