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HUB24 lures talent as growth strategy progresses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Having tripled in size in just two years, HUB24 is preparing for further growth with several appointments including Ord Minnett's former head of platform, product and sales. George Deva has joined HUB24 as head of product strategy, following 12 years ...

No spend, no inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
In its 'Summary of Opinions at the Monetary Policy Meeting on April 26 and 27, 2017', released on the 10th of May, the BOJ no longer spoke of an economic "recovery", instead it talked about an economic "expansion" - the most optimistic the BOJ had been ...

Advice industry must not rest on laurels: Diamantidis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... 22%," Diamantidis said. Addressing the Sydney leg of the Association of Financial Advisers' Inspire roadshow, the 2016 AFA/TAL Female Excellence in Advice Award winner said the majority of Australians see managing their finances as something they should ...

Fed trumps Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
The S&P 500 index notched another fresh record high overnight - up by 0.3% to 2,404.39 points - and the VIX index dropped to a reading of 10.02 - the market has never been this fearless in more than 23 years (January 1994 when the index read 9.94) - ...

Praemium review clears Ohanessian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
A comprehensive review of Praemium chief executive Michael Ohanessian's termination and subsequent reinstatement determined the previous board acted inappropriately and unreasonably. Praemium's new board, led by chair Barry Lewin, undertook a review ...

Life insurance market flat: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... In-force direct business, including risk lump sum and income protection stood at $1.5 billion. In terms of providers, it found TAL (22%) led the market, followed by CommInsure (15%), Greenstone/Hannover (8%), OnePath Australia (8%) and NAB/MLC (7%). ...

Trustee Partners crosses the ditch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Trustee Partners made its first overseas investment, acquiring a New Zealand fiduciary services firm with an offer too strong to ignore. A dominant fiduciary services business in the New Zealand market, Complectus, was bought by Trustee Partners in ...

Research exposes adviser pricing models

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
Financial advisers are only achieving 13.5% in earnings - way below 35% targets, proving there is more confusion and curiosity about adviser pricing models than ever, preliminary results from Elixir Consulting research found. The study examined six ...

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
No news, it appears, is good news for Japan. The country's stock market and the yen have been heading in the right direction ever since the nuclear threat tit-for-tat between the US and North Korea was taken off the headlines. The Nikkei-225 index has ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The Federal Government will open the doors to disruption in the banking sector as part of changes to its revised fintech investment agenda. The 2017-18 Budget includes provisions for newer entrants into the banking industry, including the relaxing the ...