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Tech providers fall behind increased planner needs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
More than 70% of financial planners are open to transition from their primary platform, saying technology providers are failing to adequately fulfill growing needs. Insights from the Investment Trends Planner Technology Report show 75% of financial ...

Dovish Fed, hawkish BOC

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
Janet's in the house. US Fed Chair Janet Yellen's much-awaited testimony did not differ greatly from what was already divulged in the FOMC statement released on 14 June - when the Fed raised the fed funds rate by 25 basis points to 1%-1.25%. In her ...

HESTA stands up to all-male boards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey penned a letter to all S&P/ASX200 companies urging them to set specific targets and timeframes for the number of women positioned at senior executive level. Blakey said it was "vital" that companies are transparent ...

Xero seeks global growth, director steps down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
New Zealand-based accounting software company Xero has reaffirmed its commitment to machine learning and artificial intelligence to reduce compliance costs and arm accountants and financial advisers "with the tools required to support the world's small ...

PIMCO de-risks ahead of expected recession

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
In a media briefing, PIMCO global economic adviser Joachim Fels said the firm is gradually de-risking portfolios given the elevated risk of recession in the next three-to-five years. Fels explained that PIMCO is currently in risk reduction mode, adding ...

AMP Capital grows infrastructure team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
AMP Capital appointed two directors to its infrastructure division to expand its capabilities in the energy sector. In a newly-created role within the infrastructure equity team, Stasha Prnjatovic will lead the sourcing, on-boarding and asset management ...

Transport bolsters listed infrastructure demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
Australian listed infrastructure offers some of the best quality assets and highly attractive yields, not only across the Asia-Pacific region but on a global scale, an investment specialist says. The transportation sector, particularly airports and ...

Government closes super loophole

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
A loophole which allowed some superannuants to reduce taxation obligations on their superannuation income stream by electing to treat income as a series of lump sum payments has been closed by the Federal Government. The closure, announced on 3 May ...

Economics 101 is dead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
The first thing we learned in economics is how prices are determined by the interaction between demand and supply. High demand and low supply causes prices to rise - and vice-versa. Economists have already coined the term "stagflation" - an economic ...

Quantifeed launches portfolio for car lovers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
Investment and robo-advice platform provider Quantifeed has created a model portfolio that taps the growing global industry of driverless cars. The model portfolio comprises companies that are leading the development of self-driving cars, including ...