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Australian hedge fund tops global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... Co-portfolio manager Craig Evans said: "From a positioning perspective, we are still comfortable that the materials sector is not a crowded trade." "While finding value is undoubtedly harder following the rally in 2016, we remain long the natural resources ...

Listed advice groups gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... though AMP doesn't expect the fall in adviser numbers to materially impact future earnings. "Many of those who have left did not contribute to cashflows in the last two years and we also know that 2016 has been a tough environment for our advisers. Our ...

Going good but there are risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... declines in the rate of unemployment and support aggregate household income, and boost consumption. The pick-up in activity is not expected to generate significant inflationary pressure due to remaining economic slack" But perhaps more important are ...

Forward thinking must underpin advice: Vanguard

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... technological change," Davis said. "We have analysed those forces over the past decade and our outlook for the global economy has not changed. [If advisers can look past short-term trends], one thing that is for sure is that we are in a secure market ...

Private equity sector resilient

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... After reaching a record high in 2014 of US$458 billion, asset value then dropped to US$423 billion in 2015. This decline does not reflect a worsening exit environment, but was driven by a leaner pipeline of deals ready for exit as the industry has largely ...

Fox warns against direct life insurance again

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... Financial Advisers warns. Buying life insurance over the phone or online should set off alarm bells - it means the policy has not been underwritten and consumers find out they were never covered when making a claim, AFA chief executive Brad Fox said. ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said the Chilean Government introduced a tender process to solve a particular set of issues not relevant in the Australian context. Under Chile's biennial tender process, all workers who enter the labour force for the ...

Kaplan buys artificial intelligence regtech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... help financial services firms reduce risk and improve education outcomes," Symons said. While terms of the acquisition were not revealed, Kaplan confirmed that all Red Marker principals and staff will stay with the business.

CBA reviews part-time staff earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... 'Superannuation Guarantee Ruling' made by the Australian Tax Office regarding superannuation payable to employees, saying it is not obligated to do so for overtime worked by part-time staff. CBA's statement said: "Commonwealth Bank decided in 2009 that ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... 1.9% in the December quarter, the Eurozone by 1.7%, the UK by 2.0% and Japan by 1.6%. However, the first quarter of 2017 is not looking so good especially if the recent decline in exports persists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that ...