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Australian bullion exchange to launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
Australian investors in precious metals will soon have their own physical local exchange with the upcoming launch of the Australian Bullion Exchange. The Australian Bullion Exchange (ABX) is an exchange for physical bullion that connects buyers and ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Financial Standard's latest edition of the iPadA(R) app is available from today. The app allows iPadA(R) users to download the tablet edition of the Financial Standard newspaper. This edition we feature a roundup of the latest news on the Future of ...

AQR earns $150m of mandates for hedge fund strategy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
AQR Capital Management has secured more than $150 million in new institutional mandates for its hedge fund strategy in Australia and New Zealand over the last three months, including $52 million from Mercer. The AQR Wholesale DELTA Fund, launched in ...

Vanguard tops US social media rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... for their presence on social media such as their use of social media initiatives, user experience and their ability to connect with advisers, institutions and investors. The top five social media US-based leaders in asset management in ranking order ...

Behaviour key to increased insurance sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Behavioural investing can help financial planners increase insurance take up in Australia, as well as improving the reputation of the industry, according to MetLife senior vice president, Joe Jordan. With fierce debate surrounding commissions on life ...

Financial Standard launches iPad app

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Financial Standard has launched the Financial Standard iPadA(R) app.The app will allow iPadA(R) users to download the tablet edition of the Financial Standard fortnightly newspaper, with the latest issue available now. The app is available for free ...

Customisable, original, scalable, networked: the next advice paradigm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
The next wave of advisory firms will be provide clients with customisable advice that is original, scalable and network connected, say US advice industry researchers. In their paper, The Consumer Revolution - Surviving and Thriving in a Time of Tectonic ...

ANZ fears regulation could hamper scaled advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
ANZ Wealth head Paul Barrett believes that the current definitions of 'best interest' advice could halt the industry's migration into the world of scaled advice. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) conference, Barrett spoke of the need ...

Planners urged to commit to the cloud

LOREN RUGEBREGT  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... portfolio provider. Executive director of Sharesight, Andrew Bird explained said the cloud computing process made it easier to connect different systems together to provide efficiencies. "You can access information from anywhere and it's stored and backed ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Life and general insurers plan to enter the wireless space and build smartphone applications to build interactive relationships with consumers, new research shows. The report by Telstra, Mobile Innovation - The Next Frontier for Growth and Productivity ...