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Investor education key to healthy ETF market: SPDR

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
Retail investors losing money on recent short volatility strategies indicates ETF providers have a bigger role to play in education, according to global SPDR chair Jim Ross. Speaking at a media roundtable in Sydney, Ross said it was paramount that investors ...

FPA celebrates World Financial Planning Day

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... (FPA) is today helping celebrate World Financial Planning Day by raising awareness about the importance of investor education and protection. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the initiative will empower more consumers to take control of their finances ...

Global VC fund opens Australian office

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... HappyCo and UpGuard - is working with $60 million Victorian government fund LaunchVic to deliver start-up and investor education programs throughout the country, and connect companies to investors overseas. The Melbourne program will accept 20 to 25 ...

Investment manager and advice group join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... operating and compliance services offered by Futuro to further its investment, marketing, product development and investor education services. The key product of the alliance is the creation of a new Clime-branded advisory network named Clime Private ...

Instos demanding ESG metrics

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... Sustainable Equity strategy. He was in Victoria recently to present UBS's research into ESG metrics at the Centre of Investor Education conference. Bertocci explained that once investors have metrics with which to measure ESG impact effectively, they ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... to borrow money from pawn shops or pay day lenders. Regardless of the study's depressing results, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation that sponsored the study said Americans are becoming better informed and educated about their finances. Pres Obama's ...

FIIG launches bond mobile app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016
... confidence," Paton said. "It gives open free access to bond prices, history, research, market commentary and investor education, portfolio monitoring and online ordering." The free app will allow potential investors to create bond watch lists, price ...

SEC to run ad campaign promoting online consumer adviser checks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... month voiced his support to the fiduciary rule's critics. Owen Donley, chief counsel for the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy told the FedScoop news service that visitors to the SEC adviser check website will be able to find background ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Former Challenger CEO joins Atrium

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... Services Group. In addition to his new role, Cuffe is also chair of UniSuper and not-for-profit adviser and investor education firm Australian Philanthropic Services. His investment blog, Cuffelinks, is also well-known in the industry. In welcoming Cuffe ...