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IRESS wins technology mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
An international stockbroker with offices in Sydney and Melbourne has integrated with IRESS for trades in global equities and ETFs. PhillipCapital is eyeing ease of access to international securities for Australian financial advisers and their clients ...

Remediation bill tops $10b: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... firms need to share (with consumers) the responsibility for better consumer outcomes." Chester said ASIC will be keeping an eye on both conduct and consumer outcomes as it heads into next year, calling on firms to also commit to change. "...the most ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... stage, Hume said the regulator's freshly revealed heat map would force trustee directors to "look each other squarely in the eye and ask 'is our current business model really delivering the best outcomes for members?'" "And if their fund is not delivering ...

US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
An American manager looking to tap the Australian market has had a change of direction as it sees greater opportunities in superannuation funds' requirement to develop retirement income products. Thornburg Investment Management which was founded ...

US real estate manager eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
An American fund manager investing in residential real estate teamed up with a local distributor to attract superannuation funds and other institutional investors. San Francisco's Unison Investment Management co-invests in residential real estate ...

$26 billion super joint venture eyes more funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
A joint venture between two superannuation funds with a combined $26 billion and 150,000 members has today taken off, with the chief executive hinting more funds could become involved. Equipsuper and Catholic Super's joint venture is officially ...

CommInsure eyes deferred lifetime annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
CommInsure is looking to expand its annuity offering as it sees opportunity in the fast-approaching deadline for superannuation funds to develop comprehensive retirement income products (CIPRs). The life insurer, which is in the process of changing ...

Stanford Brown eyes expansion

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
The private wealth firm is gearing up to add to its offering, chief executive Jonathan Hoyle says. Stanford Brown's core business is private wealth but it offers ancillary services including mortgage broking, property buying and insurance. In the coming ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... said, he said. This must be a thing now. Just as US President Trump and his central bank governor Jerome Powell don't see eye to eye with the conduct of government and monetary policies, there is no meeting of the minds between Australian Prime Minister ...