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Robo-advice needs monitoring: IOSCO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC and other international regulators are coming to grips with the difficulties of monitoring robo-advice solutions and tools. The latest International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) report on its Automated Advice Tools Survey finds ...

Two of the big four in ASIC spotlight

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
ASIC accepted enforceable undertakings from National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia following an investigation by the corporate regulator. The undertakings relate to the banks' wholesale spot foreign exchange businesses. ASIC determined ...

Top 10 investment stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
1. AustralianSuper merges investment options In January AustralianSuper closed three investment options and replaced them with two as part of a streamlining process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
Australia leading indicator The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity was unchanged in November following increases of 0.1% in September and October. The latest result slowed the six-month annualised growth rate in the index ...

Planning firm to launch Netwealth private label

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Netwealth is entering another private label partnership with a self-licensed planning firm. Securinvest, a boutique financial planning group based in Victoria, will deliver a private label version of Netwealth's managed accounts offering to clients. ...

Government shelves ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
The Federal Government has unexpectedly terminated its sale of ASIC's registry. In a statement, Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann said that following a thorough evaluation of various private sector bids for the register, the process was cancelled. ...

Tribeca expands natural resources investment team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Tribeca Investment Partners made two new appointments to its global natural resources team. Michael Orphanides and James Eginton join Tribeca as investment analysts, and will be based in Sydney. They will report to portfolio managers Ben Cleary and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
US composite PMI Markit Economics' flash US composite PMI fell to a reading of 53.7 in December - the lowest in three months - from November's final reading of 54.9 as stronger expansion in manufacturing (to 54.2 in December from 54.1) was more than ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
1. No bachelor's degree for existing advisers In April the Federal Government announced existing advisers will not be required to complete a bachelor's degree and will be given a longer time frame to meet new education standards. Government Minister ...

Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... for protecting the long-term interests of millions of superannuation members." There are 118 Australian signatories to the PRI with assets under manager of more than $2 trillion.