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Planning firms need succession rethink

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Financial planning practices will need to look to other professions for successful licence and ownership arrangements if they wish to have control over the value of their practice. Business strategy consultant at AdviceIQ, Paul Harding-Davis, said the ...

Asset managers must consider multi-asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
Asset managers looking to win business in an increasingly outsourced world must consider becoming multi-asset specialists, according to new research from Cerulli Associates. The Cerulli Edge - Global Edition found that a shift in focus to selling multi-asset ...

The rise of the robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
Financial advisers must be encouraged by keen online investors seeking more robo-advice opportunities and new automated investment solutions. This is a key finding in the inaugural Investment Trends Robo-advice Report released this week. The report ...

Green bonds open impact avenue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The interest and popularity of socially responsible investments has created new opportunities for investors, and green bonds especially have opened avenues to impact investments for fixed income investors. According to Moody's Investors Service, in ...

FPA and AFA merger unlikely: De Gori

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A merger between the FPA and the AFA certainly has its merits, but could incur greater division within the financial advice landscape. Speaking to Financial Standard at the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said he often ...

Omega appoints former Northward director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Omega Global Investors has appointed a new portfolio manager. John Moore joins Omega from Northward Capital, where he was executive director and portfolio manager for Northward's Equity Income and Ethical Equity Income funds. Before Northward, he held ...

Investors driving impact demand

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Investments that have measurable impacts and clear financial returns are a clear win for financial advisers, according to global head of responsible investment at AXA Investment Managers, Matt Christensen. Christensen said the maturation of the ESG ...

Hedge fund growth under pressure: EY

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
A new EY report shows hedge fund managers believe asset growth is their top priority in an attempt to counter reduced inflows. The 2016 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey also found that hedge fund growth has slowed for a variety of reasons including ...

Perpetual awards global equity mandates

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Perpetual Private has awarded new global growth and value equity mandates. BNP Paribas global equity partners Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss (BHMS) and Carnegie Asset Management (Carnegie) will manage assets for Perpetual Private's investments ...

Smart beta performs in Aussie equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The top three performing exchange-traded products dedicated to Australian equities over the past year were smart beta strategies, a new Rainmaker report shows. Rainmaker's ETP Report for the September quarter shows a wide range of outcomes in the past ...