Industry combines to urge Australians to understand and act ahead of Protecting Your Super changes on 1 July

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Two of Australia’s peak representative bodies in financial services have combined to create a public education campaign around the upcoming Protecting Your Super changes taking effect on 1 July. The campaign, titled... Read more continue reading

AMP recognises outstanding financial advice and advisers

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Outstanding financial advisers and advice practices in AMP’s network have been recognised in the AMP Adviser Awards. Advisers were awarded for outstanding examples of financial advice and their contribution to... Read more continue reading

Housing market brightens; Chinese tourism slumps; Consumers unsure on best place to put savings

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Consumer confidence; Overseas arrivals; Credit cards Consumer confidence: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment index fell by 0.6 per cent to 100.7 in June after rising by 0.6 per... Read more continue reading

Aberdeen Standard Investments announces senior hire for investment team

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Leading global asset manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has appointed experienced investment specialist, Nick Schoenmaker, to provide expert investment support  for its equity and multi-asset capabilities in Australia. Mr Schoenmaker... Read more continue reading

Christian Super appoints Robeco for enhanced indexing mandate

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Robeco has been selected for a $100-million mandate by Christian Super for its Enhanced Indexing strategy. The expertise and experience of Robeco in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria... Read more continue reading

Ausbil appoints National Manager, Institutional Business

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In response to increasing demand both domestically and internationally, Ausbil Investment Management (Ausbil) has appointed Camila Skalberg as National Manager, Institutional Business. Ms Skalberg will be responsible for existing and new relationships with institutional clients and consultant relations. Ausbil, which has $11.7 billion in assets under management[1], has a mix of retail and institutional investors, including industry super funds, government funds and not-for- profits. Ms Skalberg was most recently... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset Weekly Update: World Bank downgrades 2019 global growth forecast

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Market and economic review After last week’s broad-based sell-off, risk assets received a reprieve on growing expectations of de-escalation in US/Mexico trade tensions via a possible postponement to the introduction... Read more continue reading

UNSW Business School to examine reverse mortgages

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Researchers from UNSW Business School will investigate behavioural and other issues behind the low uptake of reverse mortgages in Australia. A reverse mortgage is a loan that enables homeowners to... Read more continue reading

The Australian Economy: Now and 25 years ago

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Economic perspectives Australia 25 years ago: Every generation believes they face tougher times than other generations. But the current economic times stack up surprisingly well compared with the past. We... Read more continue reading

Domacom launches Senior Equity Release

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DomaCom’s long awaited Senior Equity Release was launched this week with an adviser accreditation course that will enable financial advisers to provide sign-off to seniors 60 years + looking for... Read more continue reading