What ASIC's been up to lately
/ASIC has provided the industry with its bi-annual report on its own activities.
Read More"Stop talking about retirement" because young people don't care
/Engaging young people with their superannuation fund is going to mean less old-people talk.
Read MoreBonds and guaranteed funds top sellers - Asia FlowWatch June 2016
/US$15 billion of US$24 billion in net inflows came from China, with bonds and guaranteed products leading the way.
Read MoreBrexit causes withdrawals - Europe FlowWatch June 2016
/June saw investors cash in €12 billion from long-term funds in European and cross-border markets. Equity and mixed vehicles suffered the most.
Read MoreAcorns offering Australian businesses access to customers via loyalty program
/Acorns, the micro-investing platform, is now offering Australian businesses the chance to be in on the ground floor of its latest program, Found Money.
Read MoreFund People as at 16 August 2016
/- BTIM appoints two new analysts for global equities boutique
- Legg Mason appoints Australian head
- Infocus appoints new non-executive director
- EISS appoints new CEO
- AZ NGA appoints financial planning GM
- BNPP IP appoints head of financial advice
- ANZ appoints chief economist
- Perpetual announces internal appointments
- AMP Capital appoints new chairman
- BTFG loses its head of alternatives
- Westpac COO moving on, executive reshuffle
- First State Super loses CIO
- 2016 SMSF Award winners announced
- 2016 FEAL Fund Executive of the Year Award
Fund Product, Company, and Regulatory Updates as at 16 August 2016
/- MLC adds 56 new investment options to MLC Wrap and Navigator
- Macquarie Wrap adds new funds
- HUB24 adds five Mercer funds
- CFS adds global equity to FirstChoice platform
- Shaw and Partners and Praemium set up managed account solution
- AMP Capital launches new multi-asset fund on ASX
- BetaShares launches ETFs
- Titantrade.com warning
- Pacific Millennium International Investment Group AFSL cancelled
Data: disability and income protection gaps in Australia
/A quick snapshot of the financial disability support options and system in Australia.
Read MoreIP underinsurance and optimism bias
/We don't understand the risks because we have poor financial literacy, but we don't care either because we truly believe it won't happen to us. We discuss optimism bias and income protection insurance.
Read MoreRisk Product, Company, and Regulatory Updates as at 9 August 2016
/- AZNGA buys another advisory firm
- Elders adds another practice
- AMP launches risk-only financial adviser support site, discounts
- ANZ in court for mis-selling
- Court ruling removes TPD distinction in one case
Risk People as at 9 August 2016
/- Zurich puts together specialist content-production team
- MetLife appoints three new senior staff
- YBR job cuts due to franchising
- SMSF Awards 2016
- FPA opens annual award nominations
- PPS Mutual accredits 80 advisers
The future of automated underwriting
/Underwriting is the next area to be dunked in automation, to improve efficiency, insurability, and risk analysis and prediction.
Read MoreSuper's rich-poor male-female gap remains unchanged
/The latest University of Melbourne HILDA study shows that we have not progressed at all when it comes to the gaps between the superannuation balances of the rich and poor, and men and women.
Read MoreMassive insto investor completely decarbonises
/Sweden's largest pension fund has committed to a complete decarbonisation by 2020.
Read MoreAustralia 6th in global pension survey, lowest score on climate
/Australia ranked in the top 10 countries for retiree wellbeing, but our climate change commitments need work, coming in the bottom five of 43 countries.
Read MorePre-retirees diving into jobs with Uber, Airbnb and eBay
/Pre-retirees are making more money than ever before via the sharing economy, with take-up in this group 121 per cent more than any other group since last report.
Read MoreFintech data feed grant for emerging companies
/InvestmentLink is offering fintech startups grants that include 18 months of free feeds.
Read MoreLong-term mutual funds see US$29bn inflows - Global FlowWatch - May 2016
/Bond products led all major asset classes, followed by 'other' and mixed vehicles.
Read MoreETF assets surpass US$3.1tn globally - Global ETF FlowWatch June 2016
/Global ETFs saw US$36 billion in net flows during June despite Brexit uncertainty.
Read MoreFund People as at 3 August 2016
/- BTIM appoints new chief executive
- Vanguard appoints key client manager and senior key account manager
- EQT appoints board member
- ASIC appoints markets disciplinary chair
- Contango Microcap appoints new director
- PIMCO announces new chief executive, portfolio manager, US economist
- Suncorp appoints investment head, loses CIO
- BlackRock appoints head of Australia
- Restructures at NAB, Equip, and KPMG
- YBR chief of wealth management resigns
