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Obsession with stability is killing returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
An obsession with stability is moving investors away from all kinds of opportunities; from healthcare and IT mega caps to tobacco, fracking or coal, according to Ariel Investments chief investment officer of international and global equities Rupal J. ...

China FTA gives Australia "first mover advantage"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
The China Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will give Australian financial services companies a competitive edge that their peers in the United States or Japan don't have. Speaking in front of the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties ...

Investors to get less in coming years

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... to turn. "Bull markets are running out of steam but in the absence of interest rates, equities remain an attractive asset class," he said, adding that the market is turning back in favour of stockpickers after a strong spell for passive strategies. "We ...

Financial advice is a boring game

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Advisers National Roadshow in Sydney, Lazenby compared the traditional advice process to a combination of "doctor visit, maths class and marriage counselling." He continued, saying that implementing ideas behind finology - which is "the study of minds ...

Climate change to shrink investment by $5.7trn

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015

Zurich identifies investment megatrends

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... hospitals and so-called 'grey tourism.' The remaining megatrends include "Asia Rising", which looks at the rise of the middle class in the region, particularly China; and finally "New Power", which deals with advances in renewable energy, battery storage ...

JPM appoints sales exec from netwealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed a netwealth regional manager to the role of key account manager for the northern region. Alexander Ordon joins J.P. Morgan from netwealth Investments, where he was regional manager for New South Wales, the ...

Class supports nabtrade data feed

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees using the Class platform will have access to nabtrade's data feeds for domestic and international equities. Class and nabtrade have partnered to provide investors with access to five markets, eight exchanges and ...

FEATURE: Alternatives - Taking the plunge

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... what we have seen is a significant period of catch-up. Rainmaker data shows that alternatives are the fastest-growing asset class in Australia by a country mile." Download the July 13 edition of Financial Standard to read the full story.

2015 Mother's Day Classic raised $3.1m

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Women In Super have just announced that this year's Mother's Day Classic raised $3.1 million for the National Breast Cancer Foundation ( NBCF ). The total cumulative fundraising since the event began in 1998 is now $27.4 million. This year's event attracted ...