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Murray takes aim at industry culture

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... threatening but they are lifestyle threatening. "This means that there will be a debate about the culture of financial institutions, and that debate is really triggered by an underlying motive of ordinary people for asking, 'Can I trust this system ...

Independent dealer groups eye Genesys practices

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... practices. "The turmoil over FoFA has yet again highlighted just how big the perception problem is that the major institutions have with both advisers and their clients. I think we will increasingly see good professional practices questioning the value ...

FEATURE: A new world order in active management

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... thirds fell short of the benchmark over one and three-year periods. The figures follow a period in which Australian institutions have been increasing their allocations to passive strategies significantly. According to data from Rainmaker Information ...

Grandfathering set to become next advice battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... and added that "the small will get smaller and the big, bigger and that's not a competitive market place." "Large institutions will be likely to gain even greater control over advice, smaller licensee businesses will shrink or disappear and consumers ...

Industry seizes China FTA opportunities

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... following the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and China yesterday, with many Australian institutions already announcing their own deals with Chinese businesses and institutions. National Australian Bank (NAB), for example, announced ...

State Street partners with wealth management tech provider

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... superannuation fund (SMSF) sector," the head of State Street Australia Chris Taylor said. FNZ partners with major financial institutions in the UK, Australia, NZ and Hong Kong to enable platform-based multi-channel wealth-management solutions. "FNZ has ...

Sydney set to become China share trading hub

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... hold investments for a minimum three months. Foreign investors are also only allowed to own shares in the largest institutions. Market rules in China require trades to be settled on the same day they are executed (known as T+0), which would put significant ...

NAB AM buys stake in UK fund manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... chief executive Barry Dargan said: "we are really pleased to be partnering with one of Australia's largest financial institutions to provide us the support to grow our business." "With commitments from institutional investors of over $1 billion, we are ...

Shanghai-HK Connect connects China to the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... investors from holding more than 10% of a Chinese listed company; its limits foreign investors to only the largest institutions; and, it requires foreign investors to hold investments for a minimum 3 months. Needless to say, foreign institutional investors' ...

Higher adviser education standards boost CFP demand

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... The demand for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) certification program has increased by 100%, following the big institutions' initiative to increase the minimum education standards for financial advisers. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) ...