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FS Roundtable: Striking the perfect balance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... current market conditions have never been more crucial. Given the maelstrom of geopolitical tensions, mounting global debt and ultra-low interest rates, financial advisers - from small boutiques to large private banks alike - are being propelled to find ...

High net worths want more: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... to better serve HNW clients, pointing out the needs of HNW were no longer siloed like previously, with the proportion of ultra-high net worths using full service stockbrokers now just half of what it was five years ago. "They're feeling that their needs ...

Crestone profits boosted by clients

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... delivers superior client-centric advice to preserve and enhance the wealth of multi-generational high net worth (HNW) and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients," Chisholm said. "Earlier this year, we commissioned the Crestone 2019 State of Wealth Report ...

Chief economist update: Time for a Keynes comeback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... major world central banks have already cut interest rates (more than once) and/or restarted QE, or promised to maintain ultra-loose monetary policy with a view to implementing even greater accommodation (if needed). The Organisation for Economic Cooperation ...

Dividend payouts stagnate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... reinvestment plan. A dividend cut to 84 cents per share is also expected to be announced in the first half of 2020 as a result of ultra-low rates putting pressure on earnings, subdued revenue, remediation and credit charges bouncing off lows, UBS said ...

Kogan Super launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... launched today. The two firms flagged their partnership to launch Kogan Super late last year, promising a "new no frills, ultra-low fee" offering that will disrupt the superannuation industry. The fund offers five investment options: cash, enhanced indexed ...

Chief economist update: Fed cut and Trump's war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... now hindering business investment - both in the US and its trading partners. Central banks are now easing or maintaining ultra-loose monetary policies in response. But as The Economist printed (in its discussion of the Fed's interest rate cut): "A ...

Aussie millionaires are cashed up: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... diversifying portfolios beyond cash, direct property and Australian equities. Of the 1000 high-net-worth individuals and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (with $1 million and $10 million more of investable assets respectively) surveyed, a whopping 81% ...

Escala bought by growing US firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... Financial Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Escala, with the deal seeing Focus' presence in the ultra-high net worth space grow. Escala chief executive Pep Perry said the firm's main goal is to provide clients with the best ...

Rest launches low-cost indexed options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... Core Strategy," it said. According to Rainmaker research, the new indexed options make Rest one of the top providers of ultra-low cost member investment choice options. For a balance of $100,000, a member would pay $167.60 a year. This adds to product ...