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DNR Capital fund scores 'Recommended' rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
... structures," said DNR Capital chief executive, Robert White. "This is our first unit trust offering, now available on the major platforms." In its report Zenith noted that "although the Fund remains in its infancy, DNR Capital has a long and successful ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
In a week punctuated by disappointing key stats from the world's major economies, something strange in our neighbourhood happened... Wall Street produced a trifecta. The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all closed at record highs on the 11th of August ...

Court approves OneVue merger meeting

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
The Federal Court has made orders approving the meeting of Diversa shareholders to vote on a merger with OneVue. As previously reported in Financial Standard, OneVue will acquire all of Diversa's ordinary shares. The combined business will have a market ...

Hunter Hall delivers profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... Hall delivered an 86.8% boost in statutory after-tax profit to $7.8 million in the year to 30 June 2016. This was driven by major gains in investment income and performance fees - even if funds under management only increased slightly by 1.9% to $1.14 ...

Non-super investments increasing sophisticated strategies

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Financial services consultant Rice Warner believes there are opportunities for wealth management professionals to capitalise on personal investments outside of superannuation and in a market not always readily recognised. In its Personal Investments ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... underscored by the 10.1% jump in "time to buy a house" sub-index, compared with a 1.8% decrease in July and the "time to buy a major household item" sub-index rose by 1.6%to a strong reading of 122.7 in August. The "economic conditions over the next ...

Vast majority of advisers turning to smart beta: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
Over 90% of financial advisers and brokers are considering investing in smart beta strategies in the future, according to VanEck research. The research was based on a survey of 120 financial professionals and brokers working in an advisory capacity ...

ASIC compensation plummets despite surveillance success

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... especially as it pertains to the Wealth Management Project, which was established in 2014 and aims to lift the standards of major financial advice providers. The Wealth Management Project focuses on the conduct of NAB, Westpac, CBA, ANZ, Macquarie and ...

Central bank Olympics - the race is on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
Some of the world's major central banks have already started the race even before the opening ceremony of "Rio 2016" on the 3rd of August. Perhaps it was much too early but the European Central Bank (ECB) opted not to start running when at its governing ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
New research from Zurich reveals that nearly half of Australians (47%) believe they have a less than 10% chance of lost earnings due to disability or illness. The research conducted in partnership with the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment ...