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Now is the time to accommodate the sellers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
One of the best paths to investment success is to accommodate the market; buy when others are desperate to sell and sell when investors are buying irrationally. That's the investment mantra of Jonathan Bell Lovelace, the founder of Capital Group, one ...

Half of financial services to divest: EY

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Fifty-six per cent of financial services companies expect to execute a divestment within the next two years and 43% are likely to divest this year according to an EY global survey. The survey of more than 1000 company executives also showed 53% of financial ...

Margin lenders tighten policies after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
One provider has stopped offering double geared margin loans following an Australian Securities and Investments (ASIC) review. Out of six margin lenders, covering 90% of the market, five were found to be offering double geared margin loans at the time ...

Super's purpose under further scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
The immediate need for a definition of superannuation to be enshrined in federal legislation is becoming clear as more ideas are floated about how to best use the savings pool. Western Australia Senator Chris Back has proposed that super could be used ...

ASX partners with US tech firm for new trade platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
The ASX has partnered with US firm Digital Asset to develop new post-trade platforms. In a statement, the exchange operator said this was part of its wider plans to upgrade all of its main trading platforms using distributed ledger technology, with ...

New business drives record HUB24 inflows

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016
Platform provider HUB24 has seen an 89% year-year-on jump in funds under administration following record inflows in the second quarter. The company's gross inflows to its investment and superannuation platforms for the second quarter of FY2016 were ...

Former Mercer consultant launches research platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
A former Mercer and van Eyk senior consultant has launched DiligenceVault, a new managed funds research platform in Australia. Hansi Mehrotra worked as a research consultant at van Eyk and later Mercer for more than 15 years before moving to India to ...

Government proposes super portfolio disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
Super portfolio disclosure is one of a number of measures tabled by the Federal Government to help Australians make more informed decisions about their superannuation. The Federal Government is also proposing using consolidated MySuper data to compare ...

PractiFi partners with PSK, Godfrey Pembroke vet

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
PractiFi has partnered with a veteran financial adviser to streamline his website's client engagement tools. Founded by former PSK Financial Services and Godfrey Pembroke adviser James Gerrard, financialadvisor.com.au provides clients with direct access ...

TH Real Estate appoints head of research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
TH Real Estate is continuing to grow its team in Asia-Pacific with the appointment of a new head of research based in the Singapore office. Joining TH Real Estate is Harry Y. Tan, who was previously head of research at Grosvenor Limited for eight years. ...