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Economic headwinds lead Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
Renowned economist Saul Eslake says Australia is exposed to several global economic turning points in 2017 and each of the varying outcomes will require significant attention from investment managers. Eslake says there are many questions hanging over ...

Last chance to attend Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
The 2017 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum is once again set to unveil the thoughts and forecasts from some of the top economic minds in Australia and the globe. Held at The Westin Sydney on 31 January and Grand Hyatt Melbourne on 2 February ...

Hunter Hall rejects non-compliance claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Hunter Hall says recent major announcements to the ASX were handled appropriately, responding to suggestions of misconduct raised by Fairfax Media. Reports from Fairfax allege outgoing chief investment officer Peter Hall revealed an intention to sell ...

Government shelves ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
The Federal Government has unexpectedly terminated its sale of ASIC's registry. In a statement, Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann said that following a thorough evaluation of various private sector bids for the register, the process was cancelled. ...

Class partners for improved SMSF compliance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Class will deliver a new legal, pension and compliance document service to users via integration with an SMSF solution provider. The document service, provided by The SMSF Academy, is available to Class users through a tiered membership, offering streamlined ...

Software provider signs four Aussie hedge funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
An international cloud-based software provider will expand into Australia via four newly-signed hedge fund clients. Driven by the demand for affordable, institutional quality integrated OMS and PMS software, Singapore-based AlphaDesk began actively ...

Secure your seat at Chief Economists Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
Ahead of the 2017 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, Principal Global Investors' Bob Baur says he is certain the US election changed the financial market's consensus narrative. "Before 8 November, the storyline was ultra-low interest rates ...

Out-dated websites flag regulatory risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
Financial planning practices must not ignore the regulatory risk of an outdated website and the implications it could have on their firm, according to YTML co-founder and chief executive Kevin Liao. Speaking with Financial Standard, Liao said there ...

Class integrates with fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Class has partnered with a leading automated investment adviser and fund manager. The software provider's Class Portfolio - its investment accounting and reporting solution for non-SMSF portfolios - has integrated with Stockspot to provide a tax reporting ...

Class joins forces with bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
Class has integrated with a global bank to satisfy demand from SMSFs for access to international assets. Partnering with HSBC, Class will now receive a direct-connect data feed from the bank's savings, transaction and term deposit accounts in its wealth ...