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Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
More than half of new Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidates failed the first level of the six-hour examination, recent results from the CFA Institute shows. Of the 63,281 global candidates who took the mid-year Level I sitting (also offered in ...

To opt in or out of life insurance: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
There are mixed feelings about whether young superannuation fund members should opt in to life insurance, the latest Financial Standard poll reveals. Twenty-nine per cent of respondents disagree that young super fund members should have the choice to ...

Global $1.2tn manager buys Australian firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
An international asset manager with more than $1.2 trillion in assets is boosting its Australian presence with its first major local acquisition. Natixis Global Asset Management purchased 40% of Investors Mutual (IML) for $120 million from Pacific Current ...

AMP Capital invests in US telecoms giant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
AMP Capital closed a US$200 million mezzanine debt investment in the US' largest private owner and manager of communication infrastructure. AMP Capital's infrastructure debt team secured the investment in Vertical Bridge, which owns or leases towers ...

Former TCorp executives join FIIG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
A former long-standing chief executive and a past chief financial officer of TCorp have joined the board of FIIG Securities. The fixed income expert has appointed two new non-executive directors in Stephen Knight and Christine Feldmanis. Knight, who ...

No longer doing it for the kids

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
Leaving an inheritance for children is no longer a priority for retirees although seeking out financial advice to help navigate retirement is of high importance. Latest research from Challenger and National Seniors Australia shows 3% of over-50s intend ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
"They float. They all float!" Nah, not scribbling to spook the bejeesus out of you ala Pennywise the clown of "It" fame. Au contraire, the quote refers to the manufacturing PMI survey releases showing that the world's biggest economies are all - not ...

Advisers flock to non-insto licensees

ALEX BURKE  |  SUNDAY, 1 OCT 2017
The total number of registered financial advisers increased by 10% in the 12 months to March 2017, and non-institutionally-aligned dealer groups captured more than 70% of this growth, according to Rainmaker research. While institutionally-aligned licensees ...

Intergenerational business succession failing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
Australian private and family business owners are about twice as likely to sell than hand over the reins to the next generation when compared to the global average, a report by PwC Australia found. But of the 38% that want the next generation to take ...

BigTech: The next frontier for high-net-worth investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
High-net-worth individuals could soon turn to Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook for wealth management needs according to latest research from Capgemini. In its 2017 World Wealth Report the consulting firm found BigTech is casting a long shadow in wealth ...