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Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... expense ratio of 25 basis points. During his half-hour presentation, Lake also busted myths such as the ETF industry being too big and that ETFs won't handle market corrections. He said global ETF assets currently stand at about US$5 trillion ($7 trillion). ...

A question of ethics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
The Royal Commission could have been avoided if one simple question had been asked: Does this feel right? Reinforcing closing remarks from the HIH Royal Commission in 2003, The Ethics Centre senior adviser Trent Moy said it is groupthink that reinforces ...

Royal Commission an opportunity: Anderson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... Advisers' National Adviser Conference, AFA general manager of policy and professionalism Phil Anderson said it would be a big mistake if the advice industry were to ignore the findings of Commissioner Hayne's interim report. "There's no question that ...

Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... wouldn't ordinarily be considered. So how does the chief scientist approach Brexit? "[Generally] machine learning models require big data sets, and if you give me data on 500,000 Brexit-like events then I could tell you something about it," he said. ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... boosted liquidity in the domestic economy - in the form of a 100 basis point reduction in the reserve requirement (to 14.5% for big banks and 12.5% for smaller banks) is, indeed, a cause for concern. The move is expected to inject between US$110 billion ...

Bank cross-selling success declines: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
The big four banks are capturing only about 30% of their customers' total spending on financial services products, according to new research. During the Royal Commission, the banks copped criticism for consistently referring existing customers to other ...

Banks to answer for Hayne report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
The chief executives of Australia's big four banks will head to Canberra to face questioning over the findings published in Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics will commence its next ...

Mason Stevens launches global equity SMA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Mason Stevens has launched a global equity separately managed account within its investment and administration service. Franklin Templeton Investments Australia's Franklin Concentrated Global Equity Ex-Australia Model Portfolio SMA suits investors seeking ...

Fidelity launches active ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Fidelity International is hoping to get a slice of Australia's $41.5 billion exchange traded fund pool with an actively managed ETF set to launch later this month. The $589 billion manager will offer its global emerging markets ETF on the ASX under ...

NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
"We're going to win so much, you're going to be so sick and tired of winning." US President Donald Trump can add the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in his tally of 'wins' after the United States and Canada struck a last ...