Portfolios need more downside protection

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As global equity markets turn down on increasing concerns about the economic impact of the coronavirus, both investors and their advisers have been recommended to review their portfolios’ downside protection.... Read more continue reading

Allianz Retire+ partners with Investfit™ to aid advisers in offering clients greater certainty in achieving retirement goals  

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Allianz Retire+ Powered by PIMCO (“Allianz Retire+”) has announced a new partnership with goals-based advice technology Investfit™, to provide financial advisers with a tool that offers greater certainty of outcomes... Read more continue reading

New property listings marginally increased in February

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Figures released yesterday by SQM Research reveal national residential property listings increased marginally in February by 0.2% from 295,295 in January 2020 to 295,969. Compared to 12 months ago, listings... Read more continue reading

Hyperion Asset Management wins Morningstar Australia’s Domestic Equities Large Cap category

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Hyperion Asset Management has won Morningstar Australia’s Domestic Equities Large Cap category, demonstrating that consistently applied rigour in investing continues to deliver outperformance above benchmarks. Commenting on the award win,... Read more continue reading

AIA Australia partners with Unified Healthcare Group to streamline claims and underwriting process

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AIA Australia has appointed solutions provider Unified Healthcare Group (UHG) to a three-year strategic partnership to supply medical and healthcare retrieval services. UHG’s technology platform medEbridge will enable greater integration... Read more continue reading

Bushfire impacted communities can’t be forgotten

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The state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW, says more needs to be done to expedite recovery efforts from the bushfire crisis that hit the state over the New Year period.  “It’s... Read more continue reading

Milliman and HUB24 launch solution to tackle market uncertainty

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Milliman, Inc. a global consulting and actuarial firm, has launched its first range of managed account portfolios, with built-in protection against volatility and capital losses. The Milliman SmartShield series is... Read more continue reading

5 big questions the RBA needs to answer in 2020

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After extremely strong fixed income returns in 2019, the interest rate outlook for 2020 is far more sanguine as the odds of continued interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank... Read more continue reading

Treasury urged to be practical on Hayne reforms as financial advice is pushed out of reach

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has warned the federal government that overly complex reforms don’t help consumers and only serve to make financial advice more expensive and difficult... Read more continue reading

IOOF update on changes to Executive Committee

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IOOF has provided an update on recent changes to its Executive Team, following on from the Senior Management review Chief Executive Officer Renato Mota carried out late last year. The... Read more continue reading