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Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Australia was one of few countries to see foreign direct investment inflows increase in 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor shows international flows of foreign direct ...

Active manager diversity breeds performance: WTW

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Investors who rely on a single active equity manager are more likely to underperform, according to Willis Towers Watson research. The analysis revealed that if an investor were to pick one equity manager randomly, chances of adding value are low - even ...

Product agnostic planners boost ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Australia's ETF market could have fee-for-service financial planners to thank for its ongoing growth. Total funds under management for ASX-listed ETFs increased 44.2% in the 12 months to November 2017 to hit a record $35.5 billion. Researcher Cerulli ...

Topdocs enhances platform with extended partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Topdocs has integrated new functionality into its company registration platform by extending its partnership with a provider of financial compliance software. Under the enhanced partnership with BGL, Topdocs users can register new companies and have ...

Advice group solidifies Gen-Y positioning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
The future of financial advice will be built around businesses which cater to niche markets, leading to more advisers joining boutique planning groups. This is the view of Wealth Enhancers co-founder and chief investment officer Finn Kelly. The firm ...

FIIG Securities head of intermediaries departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
The head of intermediaries at FIIG Securities has left the company after 10 years. Simon Michell joined FIIG in 2007 as a senior dealer. After that, he took on the role of associate director, followed by director - fixed income sales and national manager ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is calling for submissions ahead of its first hearing on Monday, 12 February 2018. The initial public hearing, which will see the Commissioner and Senior ...

Supervised Investments wins global fixed income mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Supervised Investments was awarded a global fixed income mandate by an Australian boutique multi-manager. Alpha Fund Managers made an investment in Supervised Investments' Global Income Fund, which invests in a portfolio of debt securities including ...

Life insurance consumers shun financial advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
Australians are increasingly relying on the internet and digital devices to purchase life insurance instead of financial advisers, a new study from NobleOak shows. Almost half (43.6%) of the 1000 respondents in NobleOak and Pureprofile's 2017 life insurance ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
First, the good news: The Australian Bureau of Statistics'(ABS) latest update on the country's labour market confirmed the continued strengthening in the labour market. Total employment increased by 34,700 in the month of December -- more than twice ...