Demand for contingency insurance continues to grow as local market matures

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Australia’s contingency insurance market is maturing, with the increased awareness of contingency risks and insurance policy options driving a marked increase in the take-up of contingency insurance in recent years,... Read more continue reading

New tool to deliver strategic life insurance advice

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National risk-focused dealer group Affinia Financial Advisers has developed a new tool to help advisers deliver strategic life insurance advice that meets the highest standards of ‘best interests’. The Strategic... Read more continue reading

China’s millennials help re-write the rules on emerging-market investing

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Disruptive demographic change in China—including the emergence of an affluent class of ‘millennial’ consumers—underlines the need for investors to take a more calibrated approach to emerging markets, global asset manager... Read more continue reading

Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a record US$118 billion

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Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record high of US$118 billion at the end of February 2015, according to ETFGI’s monthly ETF and ETP... Read more continue reading

Active management of credit more effective over the longer term than a target-seeking strategy

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Credit is an attractive asset class that should provide long-term outperformance over government bonds Active management of the exposure to credit can substantially improve performance but a sole focus on... Read more continue reading

What’s keeping bond investors awake at night?

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Bond markets were once the world’s most liquid. Today, trading even $5 million in bonds can be difficult. In the bond market, a narrow bid/ask spread signifies a liquid bond... Read more continue reading

Breaking the retirement solutions impasse

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“Super funds will need to innovate to find good retirement solutions as large numbers of members move into the pension phase,” said Raewyn Williams, Director of Parametric’s Research & After-Tax... Read more continue reading

Made in India

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, believes that India could overtake China as the fastest growing Asian economy if the new government successfully implements a series of structural reforms.... Read more continue reading

Assets in ETFs/ETPs globally reached a new record high of 2.919 trillion US dollars

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Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs globally reached a new record high of US$2.919 trillion at the end of February 2015, according to ETFGI’s preliminary monthly ETF and ETP global insight report... Read more continue reading

SMSF trustees explore global markets for higher returns

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With continued declines in interest rates and positive gains in the stock-market, self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have moved more of their cash holdings into managed funds and international equities,... Read more continue reading