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Elders transformation brings new light to the group

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... Elders network. Speaking with Financial Standard, Elders general manager, Tony Beaven said the group recognised there was not only a need but a demand for change as the group adapted to meet the needs of its biggest stakeholders - advisers. "Elders Group ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... of key elements in sector value chains." QIC head of global infrastructure, Ross Israel, said in isolation these themes may not worry investors or operators. However, their combined and compounded effects make them worthy of assessment. "Given the duration ...

Returning Fed hike expectations could be flattened by yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
A big bounce in US employment gave the green light to investors and speculators to put risk back on onto their portfolios. Fear, it seems, has left the building... or driven out by the strong US jobs numbers. The VIX index closed 10.6% down to a reading ...

Advice bodies at odds over professional standards

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... planner and you want to be a professional then you should be subject to a code of ethics. So the fact that some advisers are not subject to a code of ethics, I think is disgraceful." The AFA has also called for the standards body to be able to use its ...

UniSuper reflects on investment highs and lows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
UniSuper has called out its active management investment strategies during a tumultuous financial year that included several highs and lows in the process of attempting to deliver substantial member returns. The $52 billion superannuation fund said ...

Register for the Financial Standard ETF Forum

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... assets under management in Australia topping $20.7 billion. But the sector is set to grow even further and advisers who do not stay current with the latest thinking risk being left behind. Financial Standard will also be releasing the results of its ...

S&P outlook downgrade extends to banks

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... a one-in-three chance S&P could downgrade Australia's AAA credit rating over the next two years if fiscal consolidation is not improved, current account deficient remains elevated or if terms of trade continue to weaken. Westpac, ANZ, NAB and Commonwealth ...

Infocus launches free robo-advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... their money free. Best of all, earnie.com.au doesn't cost a thing!" Bristow made clear that the launch of earnie.com.au was not about replacing traditional financial advice, but aimed to open up the advice market to a wider number of Australians. "Robo-advice ...

Last-minute accountant AFSL applications creating ASIC backlog

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... self-managed superannuation funds is a criminal offence and significant penalties apply. "Accountants and other advisers who have not had their application for a limited AFS licence approved by ASIC need to implement contingencies until such time as ...

So what if Australia loses its 'AAA'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... the credit ratings agency has actually downgraded the country's credit rating - they get more eyeballs that way -- it has not! This one's straight from S&P Global Ratings' press release: "On July 7, 2016, S&P Global Ratings revised its rating outlook ...