Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 10 May 2016
/- Acorns hired by Aussie superannuation funds for spare-change investments
- The Government, super, and the latest budget
- Stronger Super reforms - start-dates pushed out until 2017
New report suggests institutions heading towards industry-wide strategy change
/A recent report of over 400 investment providers across the globe has found shifts in strategy are occurring, but change can be slow in big institutions.
Read MoreFund People as at 10 May 2016
/- New appointments at First State Investments, Willis Towers Watson, Paradigm, and Kinetic
- NIBA regional award finalists announced
- EQT's MD resigns
- SMSF trustees warned about income diversions
Europe sees €30bn in deposits - Europe FlowWatch - March 2016 Results
/All major European asset classes recorded inflows during March, with bond products seeing the most new money.
Read MoreChinese bond funds attract US$17bn in net new money - Asia FlowWatch - March 2016 Results
/Asia saw over US$25bn in net flows into long-term funds.
Read MoreIs financial advice going down the gurgler? Trust in advice plummets
/RaboDirect's five-year study on Australians' financial health has offered some surprising glimpses into how consumers feel about advice, and the results are not great.
Read MoreAustralians more delusional about retirement savings than ever
/Survey results show that Australians are unexpectedly lowering their expectations of what they need to save for retirement.
Read MoreA husband is not a retirement plan - say what?
/A new report details exactly how we can get women out of old-age poverty, with some well-placed changes to regulatory focus.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 3 May 2016
/- Zurich offering discounts for combined cover
- Sunsuper removes waiting period on TPD
- Asteron launches fee for advice payment tool
- Suncorp buys app developer
- AZ NGA buys new advice practice
- Government announces no need for current advisers to get degrees
Risk People as at 3 May 2016
/- New appointments at Paradigm and ANZ
- NAB advisers get new education booster
- AFA Education Award nominations are now open
- IFA Excellence Award nominations closing soon
ETF net flows at US$45bn for March - Global ETF FlowWatch
/The benefits of a broad market recovery during March saw ETF assets globally grow to just over US$3 trillion.
Read MorePassive funds see US$47.4bn inflows - fund monthly highlights march 2016
/Check out the latest monthly fund highlights from the USA.
Read MoreArt investment platform launch
/A new art, finance and technology company has set up a world-first art trading platform to help make art investing less opaque and more widely practiced.
Read MoreFund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 27 April 2016
/NAB and PwC set up an UberX tax app and ETF Securities is closing 10 funds due to lack of interest. Meanwhile, regulatory change is here, with ASIC receiving extra funding and making changes; IOSCO setting up a new education program for regulators; banks reviewing their practices; and Deutsche Bank pays a penalty for infringing market rules.
Read MoreFund People as at 27 April 2016
/New appointments at NAB AM, LUCRF, and Australian Unity Investments; and departures at AMP, SSGA, and Lazard.
Read MoreAsia attracts most new money again - Global FlowWatch - February 2016
/Local Asia (ex existing Chinese funds) attracted the most amount of new investor money at US$13.4 billion; the U.S. and Canada added US$10 billion and US$6 billion respectively.
Read MoreFathering kids past 30 - male fertility myths unwound
/Did you know that if your father was over 40 when you were conceived, you had a 70 per cent chance of developing brain or nervous system tumours as a child? Male fertility myths become critical information for older parents - and insurers?
Read MoreThe rise and rise of pet insurance
/Pet insurance is actually more like a reimbursement scheme than true insurance, but is an untapped market - people love their pets, sometimes more than humans, so having their care subsidised is a no-brainer.
Read MorePeer-to-Peer Insurance - how it works and why people like it
/Loss and gain sharing via mutual agreement is now back in fashion with peer-to-peer insurance models. It's interesting, not simple, and at the moment, not as useful as it might be for all types of insurance. We discuss.
Read MoreRisk Product and Company Updates as at 19 April 2016
/Zurich updates client tool; peer-to-peer insurance models hit Australia; AZ NGA buys advisory group; Infocus invests in new practice; and the Government has released its draft life insurance guidelines.
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