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Escala bought by growing US firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... been on somewhat of a buying spree this month, having acquired Canadian firm Prime Quadrant on February 15 and Boston firm Foster Dykema Cabot the week before. Escala marks the fifth acquisition by Focus in 2019 to date.

Chief economist update: RBA still in denial

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... have been firming this year." Therefore, "In the board's judgement, monetary policy is appropriately configured to foster sustainable growth in demand and inflation outcomes consistent with the target. On present indications, the most prudent course ...

Responsible investing rises on advice agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... investing has risen from 56% to 62%. "The goals-based investing approach is gaining traction among planners as it helps foster greater planner-client engagement, while at the same time focuses the conversation on their clients' lifestyle goals instead ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... Centrelink benefits." Burgess said SMSFs are well paced to meet the needs of members and the broader financial system as they foster full member engagement and self-reliance in retirement. But the changes possibly weaken the sector, having implications ...

CCIV draws mixed reception: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
Australia's Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) initiative received mixed responses from the global asset management community planning to ramp up cross-border strategies in the next five years, State Street research shows. Of the 250 ...

BNP Paribas product lead joins RBC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
RBC Investment and Treasury Services recently strengthened its Asia Pacific product team, creating a raft of new roles and recruiting from BNP Paribas Securities Services, BT Financial Group and State Street. RBC has appointed former BNP Paribas Security ...

TAL to boost adviser underwriting knowledge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... while TAL people leaders are undergoing training designed to equip them with the tools required to support their teams and foster an environment where staff feel comfortable discussing mental health.

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... will work together to promote gender diversity in capital markets and develop an infrastructure fellowship program to help foster expertise in emerging and developing economies. As part of this, the CFA Institute and its global network will create more ...

Chief economist update: A prelude to an RBA cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... have been firming this year." Therefore, "In the board's judgement, monetary policy is appropriately configured to foster sustainable growth in demand and inflation outcomes consistent with the target. On present indications, the most prudent course ...

Findex launches debt advisory business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Findex has expanded into debt advisory services and appointed a former St George executive to lead the business. At St George, Ben Upton was industry lead for emerging markets, having been a senior business banking manager at NAB prior to that. Commenting ...