Adviser education key to meet ethical investment demand

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Limited transparency and disclosure from the $2.6 trillion[1] super industry is impacting advisers’ ability to provide advice on ethical and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, according to leading ethical... Read more continue reading

Modern Monetary Theory, and why you’re about to hear a lot more about it

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If you’re paying attention to US politics, you may be aware of an emerging new[i] economic theory supported by many US Democrats, including Congress ‘freshman’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. This economic framework... Read more continue reading

TAL launches grief support training course for advisers

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TAL, a leading Australian life insurance specialist, is running a training course to help financial advisers understand and support their customers who may be suffering from grief. Run through TAL’s... Read more continue reading

Government needs to do more on in-home care, says Household Capital

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Household Capital, an independent, specialist retirement funding provider, commended the federal government’s announcement that it will fund an additional ten thousand in-home care packages but warned that more needed to... Read more continue reading

Jumbo SMSFs and individual trustees

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While the Morrison Government is proceeding with its proposal to permit Jumbo SMSFs with 5 or 6 members, will Jumbo SMSFs have to have a company as trustee? This answer... Read more continue reading

Global listed infrastructure – a growth engine for the next decade

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Infrastructure as an asset class is increasingly on the radar of investors and their advisers. Sarah Shaw, Chief Investment Officer and Global Portfolio Manager from 4D Infrastructure, a Bennelong boutique, examines... Read more continue reading

Australia’s new sustainable finance initiative

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The leaders and senior executives of Australia’s major banks, superannuation funds, insurance companies, financial sector peak bodies, civil society and academia are coming together to set out a roadmap for... Read more continue reading

Looking back, gazing forward

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On his recent trip to Australia we asked Danton Goei, 20-year veteran of Davis Advisors[1] and Portfolio Manager of the PAN-Tribal Global Equity Fund, to share his insights about what... Read more continue reading

The cost of ‘sustainable’ super may not match performance

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Super members searching for a ‘sustainable’ investment fund are exposed to the same challenges as those in more traditional funds with the sector delivering a wide range of performance outcomes... Read more continue reading

We need to talk about mental health, says expert at MetLife discussion panel

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The financial services industry needs to have open conversations about mental health to reduce stigma, said an expert today at the MetLife Panel Discussion on Mental Health in the Workplace,... Read more continue reading