Advisers should rethink “bucket strategy” in low interest rate environment

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Advisers need to rethink their “bucket strategy” in light of the historically low interest rate environment, and consider changes to cash buckets in order to generate more return for their... Read more continue reading

Zenith sector review: international shares – emerging markets and Asian equities

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Do investors gain emerging market exposures indirectly through Australian equities? What is the optimal emerging market exposure for an international equities portfolio? These are the questions Zenith seeks to answer... Read more continue reading

One in four big bank customers have left or intend to leave after failure to pass on rate cuts

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New research from comparison site Mozo has found that a whopping 70% of Australians do not trust the big banks, with half of that number losing confidence after their failure... Read more continue reading

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