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From financial advisers to cybersecurity advocates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Financial advisers must arm themselves with serious cybersecurity knowhow as more cybercrime networks turn their focus to financial services companies at an alarming rate. Finance professionals will be affected on three fronts: the value of companies ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
There is no better way to understand blockchain technology than to invest in bitcoins, a digital currency that has outperformed traditional currencies in recent years, according to an industry expert. This week the cryptocurrency broke record-highs ...

Twitter becomes gateway to 30 million 'investment' audience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
Nine in 10 financial advisers in the US said they have gained new clients through their social media accounts, research shows. According to a 2016 social media survey by Putnam Investments, there are now more than 30 million Twitter users in the US ...

Mosaic tailors financial advice for women, grows FUA to $800m

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
For financial advisers looking to cater to high-powered female executives, US-based Mosaic Financial Partners provides a textbook-worthy case study. Sabrina Lowell, two-time winner of the "Heart of Financial Planning" award in San Francisco and chief ...

CFA considers AI, robo-advice in exams

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
The CFA Institute believes artificial intelligence, fintech and robo-advice will have the greatest impact on the financial services industry - to the extent it is considering including such topics in its examinations. An overwhelming majority (70%) ...

Sharing economy to reshape global real estate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
Millennials want a lot of space on their smartphones but not so much for a car or self-storage and that's driving global REITs to change tack. AMP Capital Investors director of institutional sales and consultant relations Mark Miness said there's a ...

AI will lead next industrial revolution: Sanlam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
From predicting election results to running driverless cars, artificial intelligence (AI) will transform all sectors of business, not least financial planning and wealth management. Sanlam Global Investment Solutions head of investments David Itzkovits ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
Whether it's the official tally or the private sector one, the latest purchasing managers' surveys point to slowing expansion in China's manufacturing sector and suggesting a weak start to the second quarter. China's official National Bureau of Statistics ...

Banks can offer fintech an olive branch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
Financial technology upstarts promise to reinvent financial services, yet large institutions are accused of hindering progress. In an email blast to thousands of customers last year, Commonwealth Bank warned the use of certain fintech services could ...

ASIC bans company director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A former director of a Melbourne-based investment banking securities dealer and asset management firm was banned from providing financial services by ASIC. Bingxing Hu was banned for five years after an ASIC investigation found he knowingly engaged ...