Asset allocation – the driver of portfolio returns

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Modern Portfolio Theory, pioneered by Harry Markowitz in 1952, introduced investors to the risk/return trade-off. It focused on how investors can construct a portfolio to maximise expected return for a... Read more continue reading

Estate planning – overcoming client objections

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Financial advisers are ideally positioned to initiate and project manage the process of implementing an estate plan. Unfortunately, there are those clients who don’t believe they need an estate plan... Read more continue reading

Australian investors increasingly turning to fixed income ETFs 

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Bond ETFs are transforming how Australian investors access fixed income markets by bringing convenience and transparency to a historically hard-to-access asset class. At BlackRock, we see investors increasingly turning to... Read more continue reading

Estate planning – where there’s a Will there’s a way

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Often, when people think of estate planning, they focus on the consequences following death. As a result, they often do not appreciate that there are many documents which need to... Read more continue reading

A new vision for Life Insurance Professional Standards

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The life insurance industry recognises that to become a sector the community trusts, the industry must commit to supporting the professionalism of its people. The Australian and New Zealand Institute... Read more continue reading

SuperFriend and MetLife pilot innovative approach for customers

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Workplace mental health specialist SuperFriend has been working with life insurance partner, MetLife Australia, to pilot an innovative new program designed to provide enhanced support to customers navigating a claim.... Read more continue reading

Superannuation Summit: ‘Rebooting the system that is failing many Australians’

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Australia’s newest independent think tank is celebrating its launch by arranging a star-studded discussion on the future viability of Australia’s superannuation system, just weeks before a government review body is... Read more continue reading

Beyond the conflict, we see solutions

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It has been 50 years since the start of what is locally called ‘The Troubles’—a civil war in Northern Ireland that over a 30-year period lead to the death of... Read more continue reading

ATO plays hard with late lodging SMSFs

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It seems that the ATO will change the status of SMSFs which fail to lodge their SMSF annual returns by the due date (subject to a 2-week grace period) from... Read more continue reading

Planning mistakes blended families make – planning for retirement more than financial

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Six planning mistakes for blended families to avoid Blended families should take a holistic approach to estate planning and how they pass on their wealth, because getting it wrong can... Read more continue reading