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FEATURE: The great race to invest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... "Also a fair amount of international shares, and even some Australian ones, but we are avoiding the ASX20 including the banks." Thinking global, finally Australian-based equities managers are sensing an increase in demand for global equities funds. While ...

StatePlus talking to super funds of all sizes

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
... outsourcing advice. At a time when StatePlus is completing its $50 million digital transformation and super funds, as well as banks' wealth management arms, are facing challenges alongside the evolving needs for digital advice, potential new partnerships ...

APRA debates whether "to model or not to model"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
... until the GFC, "models reigned supreme... Regulators even calibrated the framework to provide significant incentives for banks to invest in models for regulatory purposes, given they were seen to be at the heart of advanced risk management." After 2008 ...

Banks to follow NAB's life insurance exit

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015
More Australian banks will follow NAB's exit from manufacturing life insurance, according to Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. Rice's comments follow Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer's issuing of the Government's response to the Life Insurance ...

XTB floaters listed on ASX

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... exchange traded bonds (XTB) for the first time. The Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has listed bonds issued by banks AMP, BoQ (two XTBs), NAB (two XTBs) and Suncorp-Metway. The yields of these XTBs ranged between 2.96% and 3.32% on 10 November ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

Chi-X to launch own indices, ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... the S&P/ASX200. The ASX is a market benchmark, it tells you what happened that day in a market that is dominated by four banks and two national resources companies," he said. "But when you are looking at your retirement and thinking what should you invest ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... reduced. Equity managers are also moving up the risk curve adding stocks that have cheapened in recent months such as the banks. Moffitt has also added a little credit risk to his portfolios.

AMP adviser, former Shadforth exec join Fortnum

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... group. "Interest comes not only from independent advisers but it includes a growing number of advisers aligned with the big banks and other large institutions," he added.

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The big four banks' wealth businesses benefitted from a lower Australian dollar and a strong performance in investment markets for most of the year but generating acceptable return on equity (ROE) remains a challenge. Presenting EY's analysis of Australian ...