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Advisers must understand psychological differences

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Financial advisers must understand fundamental psychological differences between clients and the impact this has on financial decisions, new NAB research shows. The research shows there are three regions of the brain that are anatomically different ...

Australia is the APAC hedge fund capital: Preqin

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... in the Asia-Pacific region, with $99 billion in assets under management, according to Preqin research. The new Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report found that there are now 107 active Australia-based hedge fund managers, and that they ...

Pan-Tribal Global Equity Fund added to platforms

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... asset management firm said the platform sector is an important part of its growth strategy as research from Strategic Insight shows funds under management for the sector grew by 3.2% ($21.4 billion) over the 2015/16 financial year, and totalled $689.1 ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... newly-established between January and August - the highest rate on record, according to a new Preqin report. The Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report examines Australia's $180 billion alternative assets industry; it found that over ...

Bank life risk businesses lose market share

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... market to the likes of TAL and AIA owing to significant falls in the sale of new premiums, the latest data from Strategic Insight shows. Numbers from the researcher, formerly known as Plan For Life, show the market share of AMP, CommInsure and NAB/MLC ...

AdviserLogic appoints director for hybrid role

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... AdviserLogic, this is a very significant appointment that will assist in our existing growth plans, as well as providing deep insight into the development our future planning." Harding-Davis has held a number of key roles during his career including ...

Top tips to kill your advice business

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... care where the frontier is," he explained. For those advisers not looking to kill their businesses, Kearney offered some insight: they must make strategy part of their job and a process within their business. "Strategy is as much as a process as it is ...

Crestone signs former Rio Tinto CEO

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... someone of Leigh's calibre has accepted our invitation to join the Crestone board. Leigh brings valuable experience and insight, which will be instrumental in helping Crestone to deliver continued growth over the coming years while ensuring we provide ...

IOOF chair to retire, director appointed

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... extensive financial services knowledge. He has served the IOOF board with distinction for many years, bringing valuable insight and challenge to our deliberations. I am confident that the company and the board will be in very capable hands under George's ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
MSCI head of Research Remy Briand has countered a recent paper from AllianceBernstein which suggested passive investing is "worse than Marxism." The original paper, spearheaded by Bernstein Investment Research and Management head of global quantitative ...