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Managed accounts add brilliant value for dealer group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... that the "lights went on," and being able to run consistent portfolios for clients in a scalable, more efficient way was nothing short of "brilliant." In the past, McGregor "couldn't do the little things that add value over time." It was much harder ...

Boring is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... thing that could be said about his first year stint as head honcho of the Australian central bank is that Mr. Lowe did nothing - that is, he kept the official cash rate where he found it, at a record low 1.5%...to this day. In a word, boring. But boring ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... this. Unlike the Asian financial crisis of 1997/98 that saw the country's capital markets dropped precipitously, there's nothing of that today. In fact, buy orders appear to be the order du jour. The South Korean won continues to appreciate. It has risen ...

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
... Watson said. "Instead the CBA has said that its board was aware of the breaches in the second half of 2015 but chose to say nothing to the ASX until 4 August 2017." CBA is also fighting a Federal Court action launched by AUSTRAC which accuses the bank ...

CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
... them." "Instead the CBA has said that its board was aware of the breaches in the second half of 2015 but chose to say nothing to the ASX until 4 August 2017.As the largest company on the ASX shareholders would expect the CBA to take a leadership role ...

Discretionary trusts crackdown short-sighted

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... discretionary trusts, Murray Howlett, a partner at accounting and business advisory firm Pilot Partners, said there is nothing wrong with the current structure of family trusts. It is a widely used structure which spreads the tax burden over multiple ...

Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... concentrated portfolio of stocks - even if, as was the case last year, performance is affected by the fact that the fund "looks nothing like the MSCI World Index." Discussing performance over the past 10 years - the fund achieved 6% over the MSCI World ...

ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... afforded by ETFs have made them inherently more trusted within the advice community. "ETFs are not a magic bullet. They are nothing special, they are just a means to an end. But, where they help you in your practices is that they have a degree of transparency ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... NAB chief economist, Alan Oster, contained in the just-released NAB monthly business survey for June. I concur that it's nothing but a pleasant surprise. How could one not be? The latest NAB survey showed that business conditions surged from +11 in May ...

Australian end of financial year sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... When they start normalising policy, chances are central banks will follow the Fed's lead - a gradual and gentle process. Nothing spooky about that. Even the VIX index - the fear gauge - thinks so. It went up to a reading of 11.44 last night from 10.03 ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Australian Ethical saw a net outflow of $100 million in its investment business in the first quarter of the financial year.

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI
Perennial Partners is launching a new strategy for wholesale investors to capitalise on global pre-IPO opportunities, requiring a minimum investment of $100,000.

Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

MATTHEW WAI
Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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