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Fintech no real threat: Researcher

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... banks have been actively investing in improving digital services while collaborating with fintechs. However, fintechs are gaining traction in unsecured credit, especially with the success of buy-now-pay-later services including Afterpay. These offer ...

Perennial signs small-mid caps boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... marketing the Fairlight fund and providing back-office and distribution functions, allowing the portfolio managers to focus on gaining the best risk-adjusted returns for investors." Murray said Perennial sees the move as the start of a successful long-term ...

Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... than the next-move-is-down scenarios"... with financial market expectations for not only one, but two interest rate cuts gaining advocates as the year progresses. And then there's China, which is easing both monetary and fiscal policies. This is ...

Consumers don't understand fee disclosure: ISA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... disclosure structure - whereby platforms owned by banks and investment managers would only be required to disclose the cost of gaining access to a product, not the cost charged by those issuing the product," he said. "This means consumers may believe ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... from tightening to neutral and the fact that expectations for a cut or two is becoming the consensus and, by the day, is gaining currency. The chart below shows the reason behind the RBA's insistence last year that the "the likelihood of the next ...

Digital engagement boosts investing demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... media platforms for investing or finance-related purposes. Meanwhile, online brokers such as SelfWealth and Stake are gaining traction with online investors, especially the younger generation, research director Recep Peker said. "These new challengers ...

Chief economist update: Prepare for lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... than the next-move-is-down scenarios"... with financial market expectations for not only one, but two interest rate cuts gaining advocates as the year progresses. And then, there's China which is easing both monetary and fiscal policies. Just as ...

Chief economist update: A capitalist in communist clothes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... accusations it's acquiescing to the dictates of financial markets - especially now expectations for a rate cut (or two) are gaining momentum. At the same time, it confirms its concern over the slowing Australian economy that, ultimately, could become ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... committed individuals supporting it, and chairs and directors believing in it, she adds. In terms of which industries are gaining the most ground, it's a mixed bag. Richardson says financial services tend to do well in terms of the big banks and super ...

Fidelity adds US equities exposure

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... exposure to the financials sector across portfolios," Bateman said. On the fixed income side, Fidelity is focusing on gaining exposure to high quality, shorter-dated investment grade issues. "Missing out on upside is an obvious concern, but perhaps less ...