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Research budgets shrink at UK asset managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... accountability and execution costs. "A key principle of the MiFID II unbundling reforms is to ensure that portfolio managers act as good agents in the best interests of their clients and that their investment decisions are not unduly influenced by third ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... in July but this could be discounted as due to the increase in the participation rate from 66.1% to 66.2% in August. All good... except for the details. All of the gains in August's total employment were due to part-time jobs (up 50,200 over the ...

ASIC super specialist joins AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hired from ASIC to fill the role of head of advocacy as the incumbent joins a $53 billion industry fund. AIST has confirmed the appointment of Melissa Birks as its new head of advocacy, joining ...

Chief economist update: 'Paradox of Thrift' in action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... tax offset payments rather than going shopping - then Australia, we'll have a problem. Sure, saving and austerity is good for individual households... but not if every sector in the economy is doing it, for one sector's spending is another sector's ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... on listed equity and private equity, as these were the asset classes it said it had the most developed work in identifying good industry practice. When identifying signatories to the Leaders' Group, the PRI took into account the level of transparency ...

AFCA ombudsman addresses adviser concerns

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... all the circumstances." "Taking this into account, we will assess the conduct of the financial firm in light of the law, good industry practice and applicable codes of practice as in force at the time of the conduct, rather than retrospectively applying ...

Chief economist update: Foolish takeaway on US-China talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2019
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." - former US President George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., 17 September ...

Boutique AFSL acquires advice practice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... final stages of negotiation when our previous licensee, Aon, announced they were exiting the advice market, so the timing was good." Profile Financial Services chief executive Sarah Abood said the firm is always looking to work with advisers with a client-first ...

Beware dodgy auditors, sudden CFO moves: Plato

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
... Alternatives. One of those red flags was the sudden resignation of the company's chief financial officer. "There could be good reasons for why a chief financial officer leaves, that's why we don't only look at one red flag," Hamson said. Hamson said ...

Discounted LIC fund opens to all

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... with discounts "at levels not seen for years". "It's a very unusual situation, where you can access a wide range of very good LIC managers with impressive long term track records, at discounts averaging around 15%," he said. "We think a range of ...