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Smaller platforms continue to excel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Smaller platform players continue to make gains against their institutional competitors, according to Investment Trends' latest report. Netwealth and HUB24 were top of the platform pile in 2018 according to the firm's annual benchmarking and ...

Younger HNWs splashing on art

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... half of the total high end spending on art in 2017, according to the 2018 Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report. The trend was particularly prominent in Asian markets. While the average respondent to UBS and Art Economics' survey was 50 years ...

Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
Investors are increasingly relying on social media platforms and a new generation of brokers to meet online investing demand, a new survey shows. Investment Trends' latest Online Broking Report found investors are turning to blogs and online forums ...

Financial concerns drive women to online investing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
Women are more concerned about their financial future than men, while the number of women investing online has almost doubled in the last five years. On International Women's Day, Investment Trends research that shows about 150,000 women are using online ...

Market cap funds disappoint investors: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... recorded smaller losses of 7.95% and 6.95% on equal and asset-weighted bases respectively. While there is no consistent trend in the yearly active versus index figures, the report said underperformance for the majority of Australian active funds in most ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... 50 stocks in the first half of 2017. This fell to 32% in the last six months of 2018. "However there are signs that this trend may be slowing, with SMSF investors showing renewed interest in key constituents of the ASX20 and ASX50 stocks," CommSec said. ...

Financial advisers evolving as wealth managers: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... solutions that provide diversification, low cost, and require less admin and paperwork, the report said. "We expect this trend to persist as advisers increasingly prioritise diversification and capital preservation when selecting investments for clients," ...

New managed portfolio education hub launched

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
A new education portal for financial advisers keen to learn more about managed portfolios has launched. HUB24 introduced a new online hub providing a raft of content for financial advisers, covering how managed portfolios work, how they differ from ...

Fintech expands team for ongoing growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... significant growth seen in 2018. FinClear said it experienced headcount growth of 120% over the last 12 months and expects the trend to continue, adding four new team members to assist. Former Bridges Financial Services head of stockbroking Nick Avery ...

Global manager launches ESG strategy

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A global manager has launched a new strategy for that will invest in listed companies poised to benefit from the trend towards decarbonisation. Investec Asset Management's Global Environment Strategy aims to identify the businesses whose products ...