Moore’s Law and the race for the rest of the chessboard

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Gordon Moore, the famous founder of Intel, set forth his prediction in 1965 that the number of transistors per silicon chip should double every two years. In this this paper... Read more continue reading

Raiz Invest has SMSFs in its sights

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Raiz Invest, Australia’s largest mobile-first financial services platform, is targeting the $730 billion self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector as part of its strategy to accelerate the growth in its Funds... Read more continue reading

Nuveen Real Estate commits to net zero carbon global portfolio by 2040

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Nuveen Real Estate, one of the largest real estate investment managers globally, has publicly committed to making the global property portfolio it manages, worth $133 billion, operationally net zero carbon... Read more continue reading

Resetting the cycle – The old normal

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For mostly obvious reasons, 2020 was the wildest year in recent memory for the global economy and markets across all asset classes. We saw markets fall and economic activity collapse,... Read more continue reading

Emerging market equities: Same storm, different boats

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Daniel J. Graña, CFA, Emerging Market Equity Portfolio Manager at Janus Henderson, explains how north Asia countries were able to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic with relative success while other emerging... Read more continue reading

Pension Boost questions Income Review report outcomes

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The founder of a retirement specialist that assists seniors to access the Government’s reverse-mortgage solution (known as the Pension Loans Scheme) hopes that the Retirement Income Review leads to more help for... Read more continue reading

SMSF death benefits – the case for flexibility

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We often want certainty. In a world where there is increasing conflict between family members after a parent dies, and a greater propensity for children to challenge a deceased person’s... Read more continue reading

The wealth effects of climate change

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Addressing a group of financial advisers during a recent webinar, Munro Partners CIO Nick Griffin called climate change the ‘biggest S-curve’ – or greatest investment opportunity – of his lifetime.... Read more continue reading

The winds of change – Strengthening our commitment to ESG

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The introduction of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation in March 2021 will see significant changes to the way asset management is conducted. It includes new disclosure requirements for investment... Read more continue reading

Uncertain future of attorneys making BDBNs for their principals

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While the facts of a recent NSW Supreme Court case, G v G (No.2) [2020] NSWSC 818, relate to a financial manager appointed under the NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW)... Read more continue reading