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Pan-Tribal appoints head of business operations

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... which was launched by former UBS Global Asset Management chief executive Colin Woods in February 2015, Angliss will oversee third-party partnerships and relationships with regulators, licensees, research houses and platforms. "Sarah has a diverse background ...

Bad news on global activity and prices is the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... too good either with new orders and new export orders contracting, employment slowing and selling prices falling for the third consecutive month. This brings me to my point that perhaps the overriding reason behind the recent turn in sentiment are expectations ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... performed well, while the UK lagged. China saw its first annual decline in dividends, while India surpassed Brazil as the third largest payer in the emerging markets. There was strong Australian underlying growth of 14.8%. "Banks did very well, with ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... again, relatively mild in historical terms, especially next to the global financial crisis. Bear markets account for about a third of the time that markets have been open over the last 30 years," he said. In the context of increased volatility, Johnson ...

Financial services to be a greater part of "economic narrative"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... advantage of the gains in the China-Australia FTA, like for example the opening up of the Chinese market for compulsory third party motor vehicle insurance, in a country with more than 127 million cars."

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... revenue. As it earned $7.8 million in revenue in the 12 months, the fee reduction will result in income falling by around a third, that's at least $2.2 million in revenue. Still, it was a sensible business decision. Being the oldest and the biggest gives ...

Advisers halt HNW slide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
There are signs that advisers have recovered from last year's slide in the number of high net worth investors (HNWs) using their services. According to a recent Investment Trends survey of around 3000 HNWs with a combined $11.5 billion in investible ...

Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... in order to survive." "The pension is a safety net for those who need it. A recent OECD report found that more than one third of Australian pensioners are living in poverty," she continued. "CPSA is sick of the business lobby arguing that low income ...

$1m does not make you rich, Australians say

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
A fifth of those with a household income of $200,000 are living pay-cheque to pay-cheque and having $1 million does not make you rich. Those were two of the many striking perceptions to come out of a new survey from MLC aimed at providing advisers and ...

Survey reveals super fund strategic priorities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... advice. Super funds also fear the risk of not keeping pace with the technological revolution, as digital strategy comes third in the list of strategic priorities. Fresh concerns highlighted in this year's survey which did not feature last year were data ...