Mary Power (JANA Investment Advisers), Michael Sheffield (Dexus), and Campbell Ross (Octopus Investments) discuss real assets as a natural inclusion for portfolios

The IMAP Regulatory Group was invited to participate in an open forum with ASIC, based on the surveillance ASIC conducted during 2019 on platform operators, SMA and MDA providers. PLease read on for an update as at March 2020.

With strong regulatory headwinds likely to continue for the financial planning profession, unless business owners can quickly develop a very clear plan to address the key issues in their firm, sustained success remains uncertain.

Adam Myers (Pengana Capital), Nathan Fradley (Ethos Impact Australia), John Woods (Australian Ethical), Tony Adams (Lonsec), & Dr Danielle Kent (University of Sydney) explore challenges of responsible investing when constructing portfolios.

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

Julian Lefcovitch (North) and Oliver Ge (Pendal) discuss the challenges facing retirees, and provide key considerations for advisers to help them navigate the complexities of retirement planning.

Are you considering an exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) in your portfolio? Cameron Gleeson (Betashares) & Monik Kotecha (Insync Funds Management) discuss how advisers can ride the AI tailwind.

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Daniel Micallef (Aoris), Kieran Canavan (Centric), Robert Talevski (Activam), and Dale Pereira (Pendal) take a close look at the investment side of a managed accounts program, and what the future holds.

Martin Morris (Centric) provides insights into the growth of high-net-worth investors, including what drives their behaviour towards investing, and thoughts on how advisers should approach this cohort of sophisticated investors

With continuing concern on the economic impact that may be caused by the COVID-19 virus, Michael Karagianis - Jana believes it’s best to take a conservative approach to investing during these times of heightened risk.

Have the summer bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic changed the investing landscape? Speaking at the 2020 IMAP Adviser Roadshow, Leah Willis, Charles Stodart and Mary Campbell provide their views.

Building the right foundations for any advice business will help drive success through these challenging and unprecedented times. Jonathan Hoyle talks to Jayson Forrest about the key drivers that support growth in a high performing business

Brett Sanders (Philo Capital Advisers) and Will Riggall (Clime Investment Management) explore some of the fundamentals of managed accounts, including their benefits, governance, and the likely evolution of this investment structure.

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Jason Huljich (Centuria Capital), Andrew Lockhart (Metrics Credit Partners), Daniel Choo (Russell Investments), Alex Donald (Ironbark), and Chris Ogilvie (Invest Blue) consider potential issues in going down the private markets path

“I think that businesses in the future will have an element of specialisation. They still might offer a raft of different services, but advice businesses will increasingly become deep and narrow with their skill set. The days of having generalists providing a bit of everything will become increasingly limited.”

Leah Sciacca (ASIC) provides a recap on the key findings of ASIC's Report 779 and the role of super trustees, financial advisers and advice licensees in monitoring investment underperformance

David Wright, CEO Zenith Research and Toby Potter, Chair IMAP discuss the state of the managed accounts market, as the industry rides out the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nick Avery and Chris Wrightson explain how their business models provide a very different managed account service for advice practices.