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Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... following the September 11 attacks of the same year; and, it dropped from US$0.91 to US$0.62 at the onset of the GFC - when most major economies went into a Great Recession but Australia didn't. As any currency warrior would tell you, this is good ...

Bell Financial expects solid H1 profits

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... FUSION, will increase our competitive advantage across our group's entire client base, from self-directed private investors to major institutions," it said in a statement. It also provided an update on its US expansion - it has received SEC approval ...

EM bonds attractive despite pullback: Eaton Vance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... Gaffney said. She said investing away from the US, both in terms of the dollar, rate risk and fundamentals is one of the major themes of Eaton Vance. And it's important to remember that developed and emerging markets are at different stages in their ...

Financial services employees face ongoing stress at work

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... engaging with members and customers during some really tough moments in their lives, such as redundancy, illness, death or major life changes like retirement," Lydon said. "All of these moments require staff to be empathetic, supportive as well as know ...

Advisers name top platform provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Financial advisers rated Netwealth as the top administration platform in Adviser Ratings' annual satisfaction survey. More than 1100 advisers surveyed in the Financial Advice Landscape Report said Netwealth delivered the best investment functionality. ...

Advised clients and their most frequently asked questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Looking back on the 2017-18 financial year, Financial Standard wants to know the most common financial advice clients requested. This week the Financial Standard spot poll asks where did advisers spend the most time actually delivering advice in FY18? ...

ESG considerations material to long-term success

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Latest research from Regnan dispels investor myths about the usefulness of ESG investing. According to Regnan, investors need not worry about the cost of considering material ESG risks in portfolios. The research house claims the long-term performance ...

Investors sharpen watch on RMBS

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... recent private equity investments. In the last nine months, three non-bank lenders (also large RMBS issuers) were acquired by major private equity firms. KKR acquired a majority stake in Pepper Group in October 2017, Blackstone acquired a majority stake ...

Phone life insurance sales 'hawking' customers: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... consumers to log on to their mobile phone banking apps while on the call to confirm their banking payment details." Its next major concern was the high cancellation rates within the cooling off period, and lapses within the first 12 months, which it ...

Risk and compliance expertise in demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... only 28% will change jobs for a better salary. Career progression, flexible working conditions and cultural fit will be the major non-financial reasons jobseekers will be looking to move jobs this financial year."