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Advisers demand self-licensing regime: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
A majority of financial advisers would welcome an overhaul of the AFS licensing regime, a recent survey shows. The majority (78%) of financial advisers polled in Financial Standard's sister publication FS Advice would prefer to be self-licensed, similar ...

ETF industry swells to $39 billion, global equities dominate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
Investors are gravitating away from Australian equities and towards international shares as the ETF industry reaches $39 billion, according to latest insight from BetaShares. International equities attracted the highest net inflows of all asset classes ...

Boutique licensee acquires regional advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
In its largest transaction to date, a growing boutique dealer group has acquired a Mudgee-based financial advice practice. Profile Financial Services has bought onePlan Financial Planning, following an extensive review of potential buyers by the practice's ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
"I got chills, they're multiplying..." - Grease The Australian dollar is down! Repeat, the Australian dollar is down! At the time of writing, Australia's legal tender is trading 5.8% lower against the US this year to date; 3.2% cheaper against ...

Contango hires K2 distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
Contango Asset Management has hired K2 Asset Management's heads of wholesale and retail distribution as part of its new team following a restructure in April. Damian Craven is taking on the role of Contango Asset Management's (ASX:CGA) head of retail ...

EM bonds attractive despite pullback: Eaton Vance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
The long-term case for emerging markets in bond portfolios is still strong, even though investors have pulled out billions in recent weeks, according to Eaton Vance. Investor sentiment on emerging markets swung negative in recent weeks on concerns over ...

Advisers name top platform provider

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Financial advisers rated Netwealth as the top administration platform in Adviser Ratings' annual satisfaction survey. More than 1100 advisers surveyed in the Financial Advice Landscape Report said Netwealth delivered the best investment functionality. ...

Advised clients and their most frequently asked questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Looking back on the 2017-18 financial year, Financial Standard wants to know the most common financial advice clients requested. This week the Financial Standard spot poll asks where did advisers spend the most time actually delivering advice in FY18? ...

Chief economist update: Friday when the trade war began

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Shots fired! Shots fired! The threat of a trade war became real on 6 July 2018, when at exactly 12:01 am (NY time), the US imposed a 25% tariff on US$34 billion of Chinese imports to which China immediately responded with a percent-for-percent and dollar-for-dollar ...

FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
A survey of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's membership found 78% of those which have completed its CFP designation believe they already hold the necessary skills to comply with proposed adviser education reforms. The survey, which ...