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ING partners for fraud prevention

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
ING is joining with a global risk management software provider to upgrade its fraud detection and prevention facilities. The move occurs ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) launching the New Payments Platform, which will allow real-time transactions ...

Australian Unity buys Altius, sells down Wingate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... company. Bryant said all existing products and services will continue, and he and Australian Unity Wealth chief operating officer Tim Barber will remain as members of the Wingate board. "These changes position Australian Unity Wealth and its business ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
The coming year will see economic momentum build in the US, but investors should not rely solely on US assets according to J.P. Morgan global market strategist Kerry Craig. Speaking at a media roundtable yesterday, Craig advised that investors should ...

Trump makes small beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
The National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) business optimism index surged to its highest level since December 2004, jumping to a reading of 105.8 last month and continuing the optimism - the index gained 3.5 points to 98.4 in November ...

Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Federal Government's rollout of the biggest changes to superannuation in more than a decade is seeing financial advisers and investors pay increased attention to portfolio management. At the investor end of the spectrum, Colonial First State is ...

Spending and debt, Australia's biggest test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Concern about the national economy is driving a lack of confidence in Australians' ability to achieve greater financial outcomes in 2017. According to new research commissioned by St. George, about 70% of Australians are worried about their finances ...

Make 2017 a big year for financial advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
It's that time of the year again where everyone gets to start with a clean slate. Ned Dane, head of private client group at US-based wealth manager OppenheimerFunds wrote an article late last month on how financial advisers should ring in the New Year. ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Mercer's Alexis Cheang hears plenty of verbal commitment from Australian superannuation funds about the development and implementation of sustainable investment strategies. The continued aspiration is welcome, but Cheang believes proper execution and ...

Will 2017 be a mirror image of 2016?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Out with defensives, in with risks and cyclicals. The year 2017 started where 2016 left off - good tidings and cheers on the global economy and risk appetites. If there are lessons that you, I and Irene should learn over the year just passed, it is ...

Trump keeping M&A on a leash

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Global merger and acquisition activity is set for an uncertain year thanks to Donald Trump. This is one of the key messages from Mergermarket's 2016 full-year global and regional mergers and acquisitions (M&A) report. While the report noted strong activity ...