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Super deadline driving adviser self-education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... Since the legislative changes were announced in May 2016, MLC has recorded a 104% increase in visits to its educational materials, compared to the previous corresponding period. NAB executive general manager of wealth advice Greg Miller said advisers ...

Traded goods inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017
... from 3.8% in the previous month and 1.9% in December, as costs of consumer goods, foods and industrial supplies and materials increased. The price of imports increased at the fastest rate in five years despite the strength in US dollar (up 3.0% between ...

Australian hedge fund tops global ranking

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... three groups. Co-portfolio manager Craig Evans said: "From a positioning perspective, we are still comfortable that the materials sector is not a crowded trade." "While finding value is undoubtedly harder following the rally in 2016, we remain long the ...

IOOF introduces digital adviser education hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... to help them in developing the best possible strategy for their clients. 'The Knowledge Centre' houses introductory materials on investing, 'Build a plan' features a profiling tool to help clients determine their investment and risk profile, and build ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... sectors represented. Banks were by far the most popular equities, making up more than 32% of SMSF holdings, followed by materials (11 %), telecommunications services (7.8%), diversified financials (6.4%) and food and staples (6%). Banks also comprise ...

NAB appoints research veteran to head retirement arm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... most recently he was national manager retirement at Colonial First State, where he produced retirement-centric research materials to assist advisers in producing goals-based portfolios for retirees. Before that, he held the role of head of wealth management ...

SMSFs continue hunt for information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... interested in SMSFs the opportunity to network, check their asset allocations via its Pulse tool and access educational materials. According to the statistics, the most popular topics this year included how to gain long-term returns via equities, what ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
... from 0.2), capacity utilisation (3.6 from 0.8) and an improvement in new orders (-1.4 from -3.5). On inflation, the raw materials price index rose to 18.2 in November from 13.7 in the previous month while the finished goods prices index jumped to 8.0 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... in the latest survey, recording an increase for the first time since December last year - largely due to higher raw materials prices (mainly fuel-related items). Singapore GDP Singapore's economic growth slowed to 1.1% in the year to September quarter ...

AMP Capital responds to ChinaAMC unitholder offer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... "any other member of the AMP Group" had endorsed the offer; the RE has so far only seen "copies of certain marketing materials" distributed to brokers. The company requested copies of formal offer documents from ChinaAMC, but "that request has been refused." ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN
Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI
Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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