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Axsesstoday completes $20m bond issue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... issue in October last year. "No-one understands value of diversification and longer duration better than a lender so it is not surprising that we are building a strong record raising debt capital for non-bank financial sector," Paton said. "Axsess has ...

Super fund investment transparency can improve

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... funds. "Though the industry claims to support the improvement of disclosure standards, the reality shows this is manifestly not the case. Australians have a right to know where our money is invested and transparency is a vital first step to enabling ...

Netwealth introduces global managed account solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... Growth and Australia + Models. "Investors are increasingly seeking offshore investment opportunities, especially in sectors not well represented in Australia, but also want transparency and control. Our new international managed account delivers on this ...

Westpac alters incentive structure

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... between banks and customers. "We need to recognise, that as an industry, we have a trust gap. We need to recognise that we have not met the expectations of the community," Hartzer said. "Trust is at the heart of banking. And trust in banking is like ...

ASIC bans fraudulent adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... illusion that he was a highly successful trader." ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said: "Dishonesty by any financial adviser will not be tolerated by ASIC. We will investigate and prosecute instances of dishonesty to ensure that consumers have confidence ...

Asset owners, managers not prepped for blockchain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... Economics, reveals that 62% of asset owners believe blockchain will achieve the scale needed for adoption; however 43% admitted to not knowing enough about it, with 50% of asset managers agreeing that they also needed more education. "A majority of institutional ...

Well-known stockbroker launches own SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... low growth environment continues. "All investors need to be asking where their next returns are coming from - the answer is not from the over-saturation of index trackers or from fixed income or cash. With almost zero inflation and zero interest rates ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity showed no growth (0%) in August, decelerating from 0.08% in the previous month but the six-month annualised growth rate - indicating the "pace of economic activity ...

Survey reveals little faith in bank advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... primary financial service providers, 32% say they have used non-bank providers in the last 12 months, and 21% of customers have not yet used them but plan to do so in the near future," Colwell said. Consideration of alternative providers is even higher ...

Life insurance code needs clarity: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... FSC the FPA noted that while the current draft has made some progress compared to other iterations, its current state does not reflect a document that will "operate at a level which raises the conduct of life companies in protecting consumers beyond ...