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HK funds market just ahead of Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... international asset classes, noted Rainmaker. Almost 40% of HK's FUM is managed in HK and this amount jumped 18% during 2014. Julia Leung, the SFC's executive director of investment products, said HK is a central intermediary linking global investors ...

Australian stocks open lower on China concerns

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower after sharp falls in commodity prices on concern about China's turbulent stock market. Iron ore fell 4.6 per cent to $49.70 US a tonne overnight, close to April's 10-year low of $46.70. Nickel fell nine per ...

FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed State Street head of Asia Pacific to its board and confirmed that chief economist James Bond has left the organisation. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of Asia Pacific, Lochiel Crafter, is ...

Mandatory qualifications will lead to adviser exodus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... advisers via the Retail Distribution Review in the UK in 2012. "It's already happened in the UK. Everyone thought it was just a Julia Gillard and industry fund conspiracy theory, but we're just mirroring what's already happening in the world," he said. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... stocks including the big four banks, Telstra and supermarket owners Wesfarmers and Woolworths, Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said. "The big yield stocks on the market are trading lower today," she said. "We have seen bond prices falling in the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... away from previous bets that the Reserve Bank of Australia would cut the cash rate on Tuesday, Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said. "Once again we are seeing heavy losses among the banks and what's driving that is where the Aussie dollar is and ...

BAEP chief executive retires

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Bennelong Australian Equity Partners has announced chief executive Paul Cuddy's retirement. Cuddy co-founded the boutique manager in July 2008, having previously held roles at Westpac Investment Management, NRMA Investment Management and ING Investment ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
The share market is lower, with falls in all sectors, despite a strong lead from Wall Street. The US market rallied overnight on shockingly low retail sales data, which bolstered the case for keeping US interest rates low. The Australian market enjoyed ...

Advisers see regulated robo-advice opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
Two-thirds (68%) of financial advisers see automated advice software as an "opportunity", according to a Midwinter survey. Midwinter managing director Julian Plummer argued that the survey - which tracked the responses of 288 financial advisers - indicates ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
The share market is lower as Commonwealth Bank lost value after paying a dividend and ANZ's trading update disappointing investors. Commonwealth Bank was down about 2.5 per cent after paying its half year dividend to shareholders, which typically results ...