ASIC Update 8th December 2019 Dr Rhys Bollen, Senior Executive Leader of the Investment Manager Team within ASIC spoke at the Professional Planner Researchers Forum. Read on for IMAP's view of the high level takeouts from his presentation and  considerations for licensees who advise on managed accounts.

John McIlroy (Crystal Wealth Partners), Martin Crabb (Shaw and Partners) and Martin Morris (Praemium) share some lessons learnt from using managed accounts as part of their advice process over the last 15 years

Fundamentals pay off at Real Asset Management who have won the IMAP Award for a third consecutive year in the Australian Fixed Interest category. Thi ssuccess speaks highly to the quality of processes, people and performance track record at Real Asset Management.

Not all investors are suited to a traditional 60/40 portfolio, particularly when in retirement phase. Frank Danieli (MA Financial Group), Darren Beesley (Evidentia Group), and Daniel Stojanovski (Ventura Funds Management) explore the difficulties in constructing retirement portfolios for clients

Grant Feng (Vanguard) shares some of the latest insights from Vanguard in relation to its global economic and market outlook.

John Guadagnuolo (Antares Equities), Melinda White (Longwave Capital), and Martin Crabb (Shaw and Partners) share their thoughts on Australian equities in a sticky inflationary environment.

 CEO Angus Mason talks with Anne Hamieh of Xplore Wealth about how Cashel Family Office is using managed accounts and technology to better manage market volatility.

Simon Carrodus considers the legal and regulatory obligations for advisers when advising on managed accounts. This IMAP presentation was moderated by Jenny Mulders, Chair of the IMAP Regulatory Group.

Frederick Pollock (GCM Grosvenor), Alexander Chambers (Wellington Management), and Kieran Canavan (Centric) believe there’s a lot to like about alternatives, particularly in multi-strategy portfolios.

AMP Ltd has released its Q1 2024 cashflows and latest AUM figures showing that North managed portfolios assets reached $14.9 bn as at end of Q1 2024

AMP Advice has launched Australia-first solution for democratising access to managed portfolios

Glenn Calder (Viridian Financial Group) and James Wartho (Fifth Logic and FinTalkr) share their views on how AI will shape the future of financial advice, and how the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for financial advice has some advisers worried and others excited.

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ASIC has announced that as at 23 March 2020 it has immediately suspended a number of near-term activities which are not time-critical,including a consultation paper on Managed Discretionary Accounts...

Updated guidance gives more clarity on how superannuation & managed investment product issuers & platform operators should disclose fees & costs.

Dianna Enlund (S&P Global Sustainable1) and Mark Jordan (Nanuk Asset Management) consider the difficulties in constructing portfolios for clients with responsible objectives that sit outside the traditional 60/40 framework

Chad Hitzeman (Global X), Hugh Lam (Betashares), and Michael McCorry (BlackRock Investment Management) consider how thematic and alternative investments can be used to enhance the framework of a traditional portfolio.

Mike Wright (Evidentia/Lonsec), Alex Donald (Ironbark), and Kieran Canavan (Centric) explore the evolving structure of managed accounts as more investors turn to this structure to access illiquid investments and wholesale opportunities.

Richard Rauch (Brandywine Global Investment Management) and Dominic McCormick discuss the outlook for medium-term returns, and what this means for positioning portfolios from a global perspective.