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Institutional advice licensees to continue feeling the heat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
It's only a matter of time before institutional advice licensees open up their approved product lists as they try to compete with the growing popularity of the non-aligned space. HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock believes the ongoing impact of the ...

Fund managers should have personal stake: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
... should 'put their money where their mouth is' and have a personal stake in the funds they manage, Financial Standard's weekly poll results show. About 80% of respondents either agree or strongly believe this statement, indicating portfolio managers confidently ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
How could the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) get it so spectacularly wrong? You, I and Irene could be forgiven for thinking so if you overlay today's Australian Financial Review's (AFR) headline, "Iron ore extends rally, fresh bull market beckons" ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Financial Standard journalist Jamie Williamson has been honoured for two news stories on Australia's institutional investment industry, receiving a major accolade at the State Street Institutional Press Awards for Asia Pacific. In her first year as ...

Decimal signs key partnership with UK consultancy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Decimal Software is poised to extend their market reach after agreeing to partner with a global creative communications consultancy. The partnership between Decimal and AHC, a UK-based consultancy with operations in the UK, Australia and the US, will ...

Advisers ambivalent on LIF deadline: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... advisers are still unclear about their obligations under the Life Insurance Framework reforms, Financial Standard's weekly spot poll shows. More than 40% of advisers who took part in the survey are unsure about their level of preparedness ahead of the ...

Aussie fintechs among world's best

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Australia's fintech sector has reinforced its strength with 10 local fintechs appearing on a global list of the best in the world, aiming to push the envelope in financial services. Australian fintechs Prospa, ZipMoney and AfterPay Touch made the Top ...

AMP adds LIF resources as deadline looms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
... master classes and specialist training for practice staff. Preliminary results from a current Financial Standard opinion poll shows that just 23% of financial advisers consider themselves prepared for the LIF reform deadline.

Government launches emerging market impact investment fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... positively impact women, building on the work of the $44 million Investing in Women program that commenced in 2016. In a consumer poll released today, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) found that 9 in 10 Australians expect their ...

APRA picks NAB veteran for senior hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... December 4; he replaces Ben Gully, who resigned and is returning to Canada. The new appointment follows Financial Standard spot poll research which suggested APRA should have greater powers to control and intervene in the superannuation industry. More ...