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Sowerby to support Queensland startup drive in new role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... executive for Townsville-based tech startup, SafetyCulture. "In 10 years he has grown Blue Sky Investments into one of Australia's top 300 listed companies, employing around 80 people on two continents. He knows how to harness venture capital investment ...

LIC helped by high gold and cash exposure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... over global markets." "Whilst the returns were generated across the portfolio, almost a quarter of the return came from our top six performing companies in the portfolio. St Barbara was a standout performer over the year and Doray Minerals, Vocus, Medical ...

Risk advice revenue falls 7pc in 2016

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... active approach when it comes to promoting their competitiveness and maintaining relationships, with advisers stating the top reason they switched insurers was because they found a better deal elsewhere for their clients. Half of the respondents said ...

Vulnerable clients easily manipulated: study

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Trust in financial advisers can be easily manipulated, according to a new university study which found a large proportion of Australians were unable to tell the difference between good and bad financial advice. The study also revealed a high proportion ...

AXA IM smart beta fund receives ESG accolades

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... Morningstar Sustainability Rating and a Responsible Investment Certification by Responsible Investment Association Australasia. On top of that, it's also now been rated as Recommended by Lonsec due to its proficiency at generating risk-adjusted returns. ...

Majority of Australians without financial plan

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... contact when making financial decisions. FPA chief executive, Dante De Gori said the research paper sought to uncover the top financial goals, hopes and dreams for Australians across all life stages, while identifying the obstacles to seeking professional ...

Social benefit bond returns for NGS Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... recently reported positive results for its third consecutive year, returning 12.15% to investors. NGS Super said this is on top of previous yearly returns of 8.9% and 7.5%. The fund's initial investment was $500,000 in 2014. Newpin, a program run by ...

Read the data not the Fed's lips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... output were at 1.8%-2.0%; unemployment at 4.7%-5.0%; and, the neutral fed funds rate at 3.0%. Sigh. The Fed's view from the top ain't also no good. As Bernanke noted, "standard macroeconomic analysis implies that the three variables above are largely ...

Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... generation with greater connections, NAB recently launched its FICC Women in Trading Connections Day which brings together the top female performers from the NAB trading floor and NAB clients to allow them to meet other women in trading and establish ...

Treasurer flags super cap exemptions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... necessary to make these rather broad changes that we are making. But we have targeted them very clearly at those who sit at the top end of the income and the wealth system in the country." Fairfax Media has reported Morrison is considering lifting the ...