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Fintech firm launches $7.5m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... has seen two significant shifts in the evolution of broking - the first being the introduction of online broking during the mid-late 1990s, and the second, what SelfWealth is doing, being the rise of flat fee trading, use of social networks, and integration ...

Centrepoint names interim chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
In the midst of an executive search following John de Zwart's resignation, Centrepoint Alliance has appointed an interim chief executive. From November 24, Soula Cargakis will lead the financial advice network. She is currently Centrepoint's distribution ...

ASIC reviews RG97 impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... various stakeholders and produce any necessary recommendations on how to improve transparency and comparability of fees by mid-2018. Cbus Super said it welcomed the decision as "a review of the proposed changes is necessary given the inconsistencies ...

Melbourne boutique shutters under passive pressure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... fund. In a letter to unitholders, Concise Asset Management said it has reluctantly decided to wind up its flagship Concise Mid Cap Fund in the interests of investors with the termination process to commence on 1 December 2017. "Despite our best efforts ...

Enter the dragon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
Good, bad or ugly, there were events a-plenty last week for speculators and investors to digest for guidance on what lies ahead. There's the lingering North Korean nuclear threat - although this has barely made it to headlines over the past week; there's ...

Midwinter partners with business management platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Midwinter entered into a strategic partnership for a business platform specialising in the financial services industry. The partnership will involve integrating Midwinter's flagship digital advice platform, AdviceOS, with PractiFI software. PractiFI ...

Bennelong subsidiary names first boutique partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... former Schroders investment managers, Tellworth Investments is an absolute return fund manager investing primarily in small and mid-cap UK equities, and is the first of the two new partners. Under the partnership, BennBridge was appointed as investment ...

Japanese sun rises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... Nikkei-225 index on an upward path - from below 9000 points in 2011 to more than 16,000 points by 2013, above 20,000 point in mid-2015 and more than 21,000 today. This could be the "virtuous cycle" the Bank of Japan (BOJ) had been constantly harping ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
... bank prints point forecasts for "PCE inflation" and "Core PCE inflation". An article by the "Business Insider" published in mid-2014 explains the history and reason for this: "The official switch from CPI to PCE occurred in 2000 when the FOMC stopped ...

Women underrepresented in funds management: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... shows. The proportion declines according to seniority with women making up 29% of junior alternative assets staff, 23% of mid-level staff and 11% of senior roles. Institutional investment firms across all regions follow a similar trend; women are greatly ...