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Platinum's AUM and profit take a hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... company expects its European-based UCITS initiative, which raised more than US$100 million in January 2017, to have "long lead times" for it to become a meaningful contributor to group profits. Revenue of $161.8 million ($147.2 million are management ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... another 2.1% in the December quarter on top of the 3.3% drop in the previous three-month period. This is more than four times lower than market expectations for a 0.5% decline. Through the year to the December 2016 quarter, actual new capex fell by 15.5% ...

Perpetual growing high net worth segment

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... under its Lead & Grow initiatives, which is "critical to our go-to-market strategy," Lloyd added. "In these challenging times we have maintained our margins - testament to our disciplined approach to managing the business through market cycles. Our focus ...

IMAP ensuring greater representation for MDAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... invitation-only sub-group, open to leaders of businesses with an AFSL authorisation, meeting in Sydney and Melbourne up to six times a year with a view to expand into other cities. To develop the forum, IMAP has formed a team of principals from a number ...

Ironbark launches income solutions suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... upside with controlled exposure to market falls. A highly flexible and active approach is particularly important during times of market uncertainty." As at 31 December 2016, Ironbark manages more than $4.5 billion.

A rate rise on the ides of March?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2017
... these forecasts is to the upside - i.e. better than expected results given the improvement in other indicators in recent times - similar to the upside surprise in the January payrolls report. US employment increased by 227,000 in January following a ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... integrated as it needs to be." "The conundrum exists for all firms we supervise, and the issue is going to rise in importance as times go by. The important thing for us is to make sure investment budgets are expanding to accommodate that, and it is not ...

Challenger hails major retirement partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... to Challenger of $125 million; Challenger noted that the market for Australian-dollar annuities is estimated to be seven times the size of the Australian market. Finally, the group also announced a distribution agreement with BT Panorama, which will ...

Advice licensees must think digital

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... dragged through the industry and mainstream media. However, we believe for the most part that this risk has been overstated at times. If advisers keep their posts and interactions professional, non-derogatory and avoid being highly controversial, they ...

Little pay, little spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Data updates on Japan have been a mixture of good and bad in recent times. The latest stats on wages belong to the not so good ones, particularly with respect to the Bank of Japan's goal of reviving inflation in the economy. Average monthly cash earnings ...