data

Funds management

Best alternatives for risk-adjusted returns

Money Management looked at the funds categorised as investing in alternative asset classes to find the best strategies for risk-adjusted returns. ...

People & Products

Mercer and Morningstar join forces on data product

Mercer and Morningstar have formed an alliance to offer a single global digital platform for institutional investment manager data, performance analytics and qualitative ...

Superannuation

Asset allocation getting more defensive with age, data shows

The latest SuperRatings data shows a steady trend toward more defensive assets as super members get older, reflecting the gradual shift in asset allocation determined by ...

Financial planning

Regulatory data confirms advised life/risk is better

New data released by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that consumers do better at cla...

Financial planning

Planners use too many systems for client reviews

Planners use an average of three systems to produce client reviews and it’s an inefficient non-constructive use of their time, according to Investment Trends....

News

ASIC seeks life insurer's data

ASIC will soon request claims outcome data from life insurers as part of their 2017 industry review, according to Peter Kell, Deputy Chair of ASIC. ...

Financial planning

Advice and data key to CIPRs

Large super funds that are unable to give face-to-face advice to all members and are designing CIPRs will be challenged, according to Challenger....

Financial planning

FDA critical in the face of cyber breaches

Cyber breaches are the fastest growing security risks facing businesses today and this is driving increased investment in forensic data analytics, according to a new stud...