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French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... last month, the bank announced it will be ceasing financing and investment in manufacturers, producers, wholesalers and traders of tobacco. "The World Health Organisation has called on the international community regarding the effects of tobacco in terms ...

gigSuper reaches out to self-employed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... "refugees from the corporate scene" who understand both the appeal of the gig economy, and the challenges facing sole traders and the self-employed. "Superannuation is a must in every Australian's investment toolkit, and yet for too long a large and ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... services firms that transact with European counterparties, including funds, self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and traders. "APIR is already Australia's identification standard for a range of unlisted financial instruments since the late 1990s ...

ASIC outlines industry funding costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... advisers in investment banks will pay a minimum levy of $1000 which is graduated based on revenue above $100,000, and OTC traders will be charged a minimum levy of $1000. This will be graduated based on the number of full-time equivalent staff engaged ...

Investors happier with online broking: Investment Trends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... investors use an average of 1.3 brokers each. Underpinning this, the research found that switching activity among frequent traders rose slightly from 4% to 6% over the 12 months to May 2017. "Brokers can't afford to rest on their laurels and must deliver ...

Millennial SMSFs making impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... establishing an SMSF, the sector has traditionally been seen as the preserve of older investors - and it's true that SMSF traders are, on average, older than the average non-SMSF trader. Nevertheless, a new generation is beginning to make its presence ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... to access that is, let's say, severely constrained," he said. "But as an institution, our ability to do that, with FX traders and access to balance sheets on major investment banks, we're going to pay a small fraction of a percent in order to execute ...

Chi-X appoints Australia chief from Deutsche Bank

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... competition and innovation to the Australian financial landscape, Chi-X has delivered substantial benefits to investors and traders in Australian equities. I look forward to leading the team at Chi-X as we build on our position as an integral and innovative ...

easyMarkets launches SMSF tool, appoints MD

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... demand for institutional-grade investment training has led a global markets brokerage to launch a new tool. The SMSF Active Traders Group, operated by easyMarkets, equips SMSF trusses with strategies, methodologies and the risk management framework they ...

Cbus slashes insurance premiums

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... for non-manual and Professional members Income protection: premiums for income protection accident only cover for sole traders down by 44% TPD (aged 15-44): cover per unit of TPD increasing between 20%-100% for industry manual members between age 15 ...