Malavika Santhebennur

Malavika Santhebennur was a news and features financial services journalist at Money Management, part of Financial Express. She has previously written in various industrial publications at Cirrus Media, including mining, food, franchising, and health.

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Financial planning

22 June 2015

Aussies unprepared for financial shocks

Almost half of Australian households would have enough income to last them only three months or less if the main income earner were to lose their job. ...

Financial planning

21 June 2015

FPA roadshow attracts 3000 planners

The FPA’s national roadshow on retirement planning and best interest duty attracted almost 3000 registrations, with two shows remaining. ...

Financial planning

18 June 2015

Retail insurance premiums cheaper

Advised retail policies have found to be cheaper than their direct policy counterparts across genders and different ages, research revealed....

Funds management

18 June 2015

Pruning the fear off hedge funds

The bitter taste of the GFC, and a strong equities market, have meant Australian investors remain cautious about hedge funds, Malavika Santhebennur reports....

Financial planning

17 June 2015

Advice client data use not free-for-all

Collecting advice clients’ data for analysis and aggregation in order to tailor advice comes with pitfalls, as privacy laws may hinder the extent to which that data can b...

Funds management

16 June 2015

PPB denies Trio deregistration

PPB Advisory denied it intended to deregister Trio Capital or Astarra Strategic fund, and said claims by Victims of Financial Fraud were “factually incorrect”....

Funds management

15 June 2015

Boutique funds outshine counterparts

Boutique fund managers seemed to have clawed back after a post-GFC slowdown, outdoing non-boutique funds and indices over the past 20 years....

Funds management

14 June 2015

Advocacy group decries Astarra de-registration

The move by liquidator PPB Advisory to de-register a managed investment scheme Trio Capital invested in has been labelled “disastrous” by the Victims of Financial Fraud. ...