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Client ethics the future of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... chief of strategy at Tobacco Free Portfolios, explained that when she first started working in the ethical investing space, banks and superannuation funds would often argue they had to be neutral and it wasn't right for them to take ethical stances one ...

Hejaz climbs Islamic fund ladder

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... global equities, property, infrastructure and fixed income assets. In line with Sharia principles, its portfolio excludes banks, pig products, alcohol, media, weaponry, tobacco and gambling, making the screening process more stringent than traditional ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... back in a competitive fashion". The "unwind" began before the banking Royal Commission, she said, at a time when the big banks and institutions began offloading their wealth divisions. Loane sees retail funds re-emerging in a more efficient way via engaging ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... yields (cost of government borrowing) this low, it's time for fiscal policy to lend a helping hand" because central banks are running out of ammunition. No less than Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Philip Lowe backs up Financial Standard 's ...

Dividend payouts stagnate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... regulators not backing down from proposing changes to capital, remediation and responsible lending. "We remain cautious on the banks given ultra-low rates and stretched multiples. We expect CBA and WBC to join ANZ and NAB in cutting dividends should ...

IOOF advice remediation hits $235m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... clients, "we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of market opportunities as industry disruption continues, the banks exit the industry, and as client and adviser needs evolve," he said. The integration of former ANZ licensees has completed ...

Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Houston, we have a problem - a gigantic one! Talk about spoiling everybody's weekend. Wall Street fell sharply at the close of last week's trading. Was it due to disappointment over US Fed chair Jerome Powell's much-anticipated words at ...

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... was the key part of the concerns raised by the royal commission in relation to the advice given by financial advisers from banks and insurance companies and the manner in which they were conducting their business. Fundamentally, corporate organisations ...

Best online brokers revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... Investment Trends research director Recep Peker explained the satisfaction results are significant because it shows the big banks are facing stiff competition. "Bank-backed brokers are facing strong competition from established independent brokers such ...

Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... after his victory and his tax cuts and increased infrastructure spending. So much so, that financial markets and central banks were counting the days when (not if) monetary policy will be returned to normal. Then Trump had to say something stupid like ...