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Not all active managers are traders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
The distinction between active and passive investment management and indexing isn't as clear cut as many investors might think it is. Operating an active investment strategy is often associated with portfolio managers making regular trades to tactically ...

A Greek offer that cannot be refused

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... discrimination of applicants from EU partner countries would be illegal, for example." ( Deutsche Bank Research Team EU Monitor ). The Deutsche Bank Research Team said this just about this time last year (14 July) when it published its EU Monitor report ...

A sobering lesson from a social move gone wrong

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... this week and managing director Mark Euvrard expressed surprise at the adviser's aggressive rant on Twitter. "How can you monitor it?", he asked, saying that the group does not have a specific social media policy for its advisers and trusts their judgement. ...

Trowbridge salutes risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) chair John Trowbridge has applauded the industry-led risk reforms package. After the industry bodies behind the LIAWG - the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association of Australia ...

FPA pushes for three-year opt-ins

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
The Financial Planning Association is pushing for member clients to receive three-year opt-in notices rather than the two-year arrangement proposed in the Future of Financial Advice reforms. Speaking to Financial Standard, FPA chief executive Mark Rantall ...

Social media, an investment tool in times of turmoil

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
The growing number of users sharing thoughts about finance on social media allows investors to monitor market sentiment almost instantly. When US-based finance social media platform StockTwits recently reached 300,000 active users, analysts considered ...

SG Hiscock appoints head of research

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
SG Hiscock & Company (SGH) has appointed a head of research from Goldman Sachs to head the SGH20 concentrated equity team. Hamish Tadgell joins SGH from Goldman Sachs, where he was chief investment officer for Australia's global investment research ...

BTIS makes two senior hires

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
BT Investment Solutions (BTIS) has made two appointments to its leadership team. CBA head of Australian investment strategy Tim Rocks will join as head of market research and strategy. Aside from his main responsibilities, Rocks will also help structure ...

Plan sponsors have fiduciary obligations: SCOTUS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
... workplace superannuation market, the US Supreme Court has agreed that 401(k) sponsors have a fiduciary obligation to not just monitor their funds but remove underperforming or excessively expensive investments. The case, known as 'Tibble v Edison', is ...

CCMC chief executive appointed as lead ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The chief executive of the Code Compliance Monitoring Committee (CCMC) for the Code of Banking Practice, June Smith, will be leaving to expand her role at the Financial Ombudsman Service from July. Smith, who is also currently the general manager of ...