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Instos get serious about climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... and implemented policies would encourage us to invest significantly more in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable land use and climate resilient development, thereby benefitting our clients and beneficiaries, and society as a ...

Global investors call for action on climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... and implemented policies would encourage us to invest significantly more in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable land use and climate resilient development, thereby benefitting our clients and beneficiaries, and society as a ...

Expand PLS to all age pensioners: TAI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... government's position as a financial services provider is not unique, noted the TAI paper. "When [the] administrative efficiency [of Centrelink] is combined with the low borrowing costs for government and the very low risk profile associated with making ...

Merrill Lynch Equities Australia handed $96,000 fine

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... automated price filter in relation to automated order processing for one client account, which interfered with the efficiency and integrity of the ASX market. Merrill Lynch also failed to prevent an erroneous order into the ASX Trading Platform which ...

Macquarie adds SMA option to platform wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... selection of assets," he said. "SMAs combine professional investment management with the transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency of direct ownership." He explained that investors can hold term deposits, managed funds, direct shares and SMAs on Macquarie ...

Netwealth brings portfolio management tool in-house

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... search and sort tools now available. "As a platform we need to focus on ensuring advisers continue to increase their efficiency as well as helping them to navigate the new digital environment where clients are demanding greater access to information ...

Advisers boost practice profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
Financial advisers' effort to improve business efficiency in the context of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) has paid off, as new research shows that practice profitability has gone up in the last year. Financial planners are serving more clients ...

RARE joins Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... decision," RARE head of distribution Matt Dell said. "By partnering with Calastone our clients will benefit by improving efficiency, saving time and making it easier to do business." RARE joins a growing list of Australian financial institutions using ...

Financial Standard launches magazine for managed accounts professionals

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... they believe managed accounts deliver better client outcomes, lower their admin costs and improve overall practice efficiency," said Baltazar. The rest cited improved transparency and tax outcomes as the main attractions of managed accounts. "Yet for ...

MyState sees small growth in profits

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... reflecting the sound credit quality of the loan book. Tight cost control, combined with structural changes to increase efficiency, has improved the cost to income ratio and supported the lift in earnings." Sulicich added: "With sales momentum now building ...