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Retail investors see limited upside in 2019

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... yield of 4.1% over the next 12 months," he said. Investors' concerns centred on the tension between the world's major economies. US President Donald Trump's administration was a main concern for more than half (53%) of investors, followed ...

Chief economist update: Another year over, a new one begins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... than never. You, I and Irene certainly need well-wishes a-plenty if 2019 turns out to be anything like 2018 - where all major world equity markets produced negative returns and are at correction levels (China's Shanghai composite index is in a bear ...

Ausbil ESG strategy advances

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019
Ausbil's in-house ESG research team has matured to the point where it's leading investment strategy creation and attracting a wider international audience. The asset manager's call to develop its own ESG team and not buy research "off the shelf" means ...

IOOF appoints independent reviewer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
APRA's licence conditions imposed on IOOF require the wealth manager to begin 2019 with the appointment of an independent reviewer who will report to the regulator quarterly. The independent reviewer's role will be to report on IOOF's progress ...

CBA and Alipay to bring in Chinese shoppers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... general manager, business customer solutions Clive Van Horen said: "This is a game changer and we are thrilled to be the first major bank to provide Alipay as a payment option for customers, through our market leading and innovative apps ecosystem, Albert ...

Spriggy wins 2018 Best Fintech Startup Award: StartCon

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
A fintech business aimed at helping children develop good money habits won a major award at the 2018 Australasian Startup Awards. Spriggy was set up in 2015 by founders Alex Badran and Mario Hasanakos. Their main product is a pre-paid debit card for ...

Long-serving platform expert jumps ship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... managedaccounts.com.au, in charge of NSW and Queensland clients, Paul La Macchia is taking on a new challenge at BT Financial Group, another major player in the local managed accounts industry. He has been appointed as NSW distribution manager, BT Open ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... has additionally commissioned a survey of advisers along with a benchmarking study into managed account functionality of major platforms, IMAP said. "Several platforms with managed accounts will be asked to provide information relating to the types of ...

Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... New Year not happy once this gets going. There's still hope. The table below shows my calculations of the world's major equity markets' fall from grace. It shows that, apart from the Shanghai Composite index, all fit the technical definition ...

MLC admin error hits superannuation DB members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018
MLC confirmed that one of its superannuation funds under the Plum brand incurred an administration error. It is understood the admin error affected about 30 members from a legacy ExxonMobil defined benefit scheme. MLC did not disclose if the incorrect ...