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Chief economist update: The tweet that reignited the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2019
... before the tweet - expected a deal on trade was just a handshake away. "For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods. These payments are partially responsible ...

Advisers loyal to XPLAN: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
XPLAN continues to be the top application of choice for financial advisers for the 12th consecutive year. This is according to the latest Investment Trends Planning Software Benchmarking Report, which showed XPLAN blitzed 29 of 34 categories. Other ...

Managed accounts grow, but education remains low

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
Latest research shows managed accounts usage continues to grow in Australia, despite educational deficiencies. Global asset manager State Street Global Advisors released research in conjunction with Investment Trends that reveals almost double the amount ...

Smaller platforms continue to excel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Smaller platform players continue to make gains against their institutional competitors, according to Investment Trends' latest report. Netwealth and HUB24 were top of the platform pile in 2018 according to the firm's annual benchmarking and ...

Major shareholders defy proxy advisers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Superannuation funds and investment managers are increasingly voting contrary to the recommendations of proxy advisers, according to new research. The annual Link AGM Snapshot report showed a drop in the influence of proxy advisers, with super funds ...

Finalists unveiled for FS Investment Leadership Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... Australian Ethical Diversified Shares Candriam Sustainable Global Equity Fund Responsible Investment Leaders Bal UBS IQ MSCI USA Ethical ETF FIXED INCOME - AGGREGATE BONDS iShares Global Bond Index Fund Perpetual Diversified Income Fund PIMCO Diversified ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... board diversity, she said. As of 27 November 2018, about 14% of the 364 California-headquartered constituents of the MSCI USA Investable Market Index recorded had all male boards. Thwing Eastman said Silicon Valley potentially has the biggest hurdle ...

Industry funds lead website experience

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
Industry superannuation funds are providing members a better website experience than retail funds but retail wins when it comes to retirement calculators, the latest digital engagement study finds. IQ Group's fifth annual study on digital engagement ...

FSC appoints UBS, Mercer heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... Australia. Walsh has worked for the Group for more than 20 years in a variety of local and regional roles including in the UK, USA and India.

Blockchain can power internal systems: Digital Asset

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
While the focus of the blockchain industry debate is its usage cross platforms, the real potential can actually be in managing internal systems, said the chief executive of the company behind ASX's new blockchain system. Speaking at a SIBOS session ...