Australia: save money with solar

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Each month Australian Ethical Investments assesses energy policy. For each type of energy source, policy is assessed to be either being supportive, neutral, or negative, with assessments updated following new... Read more continue reading

How a private-sector transformation could revive Japan

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Two lost decades have taken a toll on Japan’s competitiveness, but the nation has a window of opportunity to shift its trajectory. A new McKinsey Global Institute report,The future of... Read more continue reading

New research finds customer-centred innovation agenda underpins high satisfaction amongst financial advice customers

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Customer communication, marketing and financial management will dominate the financial adviser innovation agenda during 2015, according to research released by Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) in Sydney yesterday. In an... Read more continue reading

China: Balancing act continues after NPC

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The annual National People’s Congress broke little news, but it offered some clues on economic policy direction in 2015. On the whole, we expect Beijing to continue supporting growth to... Read more continue reading

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