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FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Index provider FTSE Russell has launched a low carbon energy (LCE) data model which tracks the "green revenues" of companies comprising 98.5% of total global market cap. The goal of the new model is to give each listed entity a low carbon industrial ...

Macquarie infrastructure head joins KKR

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
A former Macquarie Group senior managing director and head of infrastructure mergers and acquisitions has joined another global investment firm. Joining KKR as a managing director in its global infrastructure team is Tara Davies. She has more than 17 ...

Adviser Intelligence secures multi-million funding deal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Cloud-based financial planning software company Adviser Intelligence has announced a multi-million-dollar private funding and partnership arrangement with an investment technology firm. The partnership and funding deal with Avocado Consulting will allow ...

Small-caps can improve investment trade-offs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There is a case for global small-cap equities in Australian balanced portfolios to improve return and risk trade-offs according to a new joint research paper. The analysis suggests that an unhedged global small-cap stock allocation, weighted up to 5% ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... US have to this issue compared to lawmakers in the UK and Australia, GOP Majority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, said the DOL's fiduciary rule would hurt middle class families by limiting access to financial advice. This is because, like has turned ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Australia's "brutally competitive" superannuation system makes it a high-risk prospect for foreign investment managers, according to Cerulli Associates research. The Cerulli Edge - Asia-Pacific Edition, 2Q 2016 report highlighted the aggressive downward ...

Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Advocacy group Protecting Seniors Wealth has launched a new education program designed to address an increasing trend in financial abuse of the ageing demographic. The program titled "Lead with impact" consists of workshops, presentations, tailored ...

Millennials want homes not retirements

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The view that Australian millennials would sooner save for a property than retirement has been confirmed in recent industry superannuation fund research. REST Industry Super found that from a survey of more than 1000 millennials, 87% believe the Australian ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
US Richmond Fed manufacturing index The Richmond Fed manufacturing survey, like the Empire State and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys released before it, is considered second-tier and like them, the latest update indicated slowing manufacturing activity ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
Australian income seekers have been whacked by the downturn in the mining sector, with high a profile dividend cut from BHP Billiton leading to Australia tumbling down the Henderson Global Dividend Index in the first quarter. In Australia, dividends ...