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GSFM scores major alternatives partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... increase as more people appreciate their benefits," he said. Since Mario Draghi "rang the bell in 2012 and asserted to do anything it takes to save Europe," he added, equity markets have been firmly in bull market territory - and there is a growing sense ...

ASIC toughens MDA suitability rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
... not be suitable. In other words, it's similar to a negative assurance test, she said. Wivell Plater added if there is anything in the SOA that indicates the MDA service might not be suitable for the client, the MDA provider must check if this is actually ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... to slap the "strongest possible" sanctions against Pyongyang. But without China's backing and Pyongyang having hardly anything to lose, stick and stones may break Kim's bones but sanctions would only hurt a little. Financial markets are right to not ...

Financial services leaders push for marriage equality

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... happens when "employees feel comfortable and equal in their workplace and their lives." "Marriage equality will not change anything for the vast majority of Australians, however will make a profound difference to the status and dignity of many," Middleton ...

UK manager partners for Aussie distribution

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... equities. Clearway Capital managing director Dennis Mothoneos explained: "We think this approach will be quite different to anything most Australian and New Zealand investors have seen previously." "We believe they will be attracted not only by the environmental ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
If anything, the National Australia Bank's July business survey added credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's optimistic take on the outlook for economic activity in the country, but not inflation which it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy ...

Managed accounts forum unveils new format, adviser focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... strategist Wayne Lear said there are many benefits for advisers and their clients when using managed accounts. "Like with anything new, it takes a while for the mainstream to catch up. I wish more advisers used them, but it comes down to education for ...

Advice requires customisation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... Financial Advisers chief executive Philip Kewin commented interpersonal skills - which are four times more critical to anything else - is what makes a trusted adviser. Adviser education and professionalisation initiatives, which as of late have taken ...

Former Ausbil managers start small-cap fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... companies benchmark," Waters said. Waters said the approach he and Prunty will take with QVG is entirely different to anything they've tried their hand at before, creating a model where they are 100% aligned with investors. "First and foremost, we're ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... confirmed that the first quarter slowdown in Australia's economic growth (to 1.7% from 2.4% in the December quarter) was anything but transitory. Although the business conditions index dipped by one point to a reading of +12 in May from +13 in the previous ...