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AFA gets an audience with O'Dwyer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... the national exam appeared to be unreasonable, including its four-hour length, 65% pass mark and a lack of preparation materials or practice exams. The AFA said O'Dywer would discuss its concerns with FASEA, though noted its independence. In its member ...

Aussie instos buy ex-US value story

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... relatively small player - in the mid to high single digits," he said. One of the smallest sectors in the S&P 500 is materials yet it is the second largest in the MSCI EAFE Index - an index which excludes the US and Canada. Hartford adds Australian institutional ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... showed upticks in inflation in several districts. The prices of key inputs rose further, including fuel, construction materials, freight, and metals; a few districts described these input price pressures as elevated or strong. Tariffs contributed to ...

Global regulation hub launched for asset managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... registering a UCITS; local agency requirements; continuing obligations and disclosure requirements; requirements for marketing materials; information on marketing permissions; and the definition of marketing and reverse solicitation rules in each jurisdiction. ...

TAL to boost adviser underwriting knowledge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... back pain - a health condition affecting more than 3.7 million Aussies according to Law. "Our first suite of education materials up-skills our adviser partners on the specifics of back conditions so they can have well-informed conversations with their ...

Listed fintech partners for financial wellness

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... will continue to introduce Wisr products to our members." Wisr @ Work equips employees with digital tools, education materials and practical applications to reduce debt so that employees better understand their financial position and creditworthiness. ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... Its largest sector holding is in financials (30.96%). It was overweight IT by 6.33% and underweight real estate and materials. "We expect that investors seeking risk adjusted returns will increasingly select managers for their ability to source alpha ...

ASIC consults on advice code monitoring bodies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... the event of a reactive investigation. The regulator has also suggested financial advisers be legally bound to share materials with the monitoring body and to comply with the terms of the scheme and any decisions reached as the law does not currently ...

Water risk infiltrates agriculture portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... are posing risks not only to producers, but to supply chains of food, beverage and apparel companies reliant on raw materials. "In Australia, water is detached from the land, so the water system is tradable - you don't have to own land to own water. ...

Chief economist update: The colour of Beige

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... were widespread reports that steel prices rose, sometimes dramatically, due to the new tariff." "Prices for building materials continued to rise briskly, especially for lumber, drywall, and concrete." "Transportation costs also generally rose, with contacts ...