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BigTech: The next frontier for high-net-worth investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... partner with BigTech to win over HNWIs with "truly innovative offering build on the latest technologies." To date, only a few BigTech firms have forayed into wealth management in a significant way. Yu'e Bao, an investment product of Alibaba's payment ...

Industry body questions AFCA funding model

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
Funding of the newly established Australian Financial Complaints Authority must be fairly distributed across the financial services industry to reflect the accountability of each sector. In its submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics ...

ASIC adds life insurance to school curriculums

KARREN VERGARA AND JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... subject across 10,000 schools nationwide, he said. "We've trained, I think, more than 20,000 teachers so far over the last few years. So it's something that we're taking very seriously and putting a lot of effort into. But there is a way to go," Kell ...

As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... differing Fed officials' opinions together. "Although we judge that inflation will most likely stabilize around 2% over the next few years, the odds that it could turn out to be noticeably different are considerable," pointing out that, "there is a 30% ...

Nothing to fear from robo-advice: Magellan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... considered to be leading the autonomous driving phenomenon. Douglass said while several companies are competing in this space, few will be able to deliver the ancillary services needed such as mechanical production and technology such as ride-share apps ...

Adviser demand drives new CFM strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... Financial advisers have been increasingly asking us for competitively priced, quality options in this space, but these have been few and far between," Winston managing director Stephen Robertson said. "There is no question of the power of managed futures ...

Transparency to the max

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Oh drat! There were few events last week to provide a nice entry point to equity markets, ones that could instil caution, if not fear, enough for some to trim their holdings and cheapen share prices. But alas! Most share markets closed stronger. These ...

Neuberger Berman acquires $2.5 billion firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... who have consistently delivered for their clients." "Their disciplined, quantitative investment approach is distinctive - few have the research and investment platform, technology, and creativity to navigate markets as they do. We are proud to partner ...

Lazy LIF planning means advice businesses at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... are either unsure of the new arrangements, haven't thought about it or plan to develop a strategy at some point in the next few months. As such, at the end of the month Zurich will launch a suite of resources to assist advisers with adapting to the reforms. ...

The British pound's sterling reversal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... expected easing back of inflation, would support consumption growth further out." At an annual pace of about 2% over the past few months, despite the unemployment rate dropping to a 42-year low (May 1975) of 4.3% in the three months to July - yes, a ...