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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
There wasn't really anything earth-shattering in US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress overnight where she discussed 'The Current Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy'. Growth is gaining ...

Real AM launches multi-asset portfolios for HNW clients

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
Real Asset Management is rolling out a custom multi-asset portfolio service for high-net-worth clients and Asian investors with significant investor visas. RAM Australia chief executive Scott Kelly said the new capability was designed largely in response ...

Institutional advice licensees to continue feeling the heat

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
It's only a matter of time before institutional advice licensees open up their approved product lists as they try to compete with the growing popularity of the non-aligned space. HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock believes the ongoing impact of the ...

Advisers call for exam, standards clarity

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
Advisers are calling for much needed clarity around the new education standards, the code of ethics and what the formidable exam entails. The Financial Planning Association's head of policy and government relations, Ben Marshan, said several areas of ...

OECD tells RBA to take a hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
"The economy will continue growing at a robust pace. Business investment outside the housing and mining sectors will pick up, with exports boosted as new resource-sector capacity comes on stream. The strengthening labour market and household incomes ...

ETF fees to plunge: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
As the cost of exchange-traded funds continues to plummet and becomes more affordable, there is still room for competition in the booming sector, latest EY research reveals. Over the next three years, EY's ETF report shows the global market will reach ...

Ophir Asset Management expands investment team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
Australian small and mid-cap equities manager Ophir Asset Management is strengthening its investment team with the appointment of a new investment analyst. Joshua Clark joins Ophir with a strong background in smaller company research, following recent ...

No big deal or not yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Perhaps 'twas because of the Thanksgiving holiday or it could be that everybody and their dogs were busy gearing up for the Black Friday sale that the big drop in China's stock market last Thursday got just a little hoo-ha last week. Even the S&P/ASX ...

Superannuation savings reach $2.5 trillion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
Australian's superannuation assets have hit $2.5 trillion for the first time, according to the latest APRA statistics. Figures show an 8.7% increase over the 12 months from September 2016 from $2.3 trillion to $2.5 trillion in total superannuation assets. ...

Macquarie listed equities chief departs after 28 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
The head of Macquarie's listed equities group has departed after 28 years with the company. Patrick Hodgens joined Macquarie in 1989 following the acquisition of boutique equities manager Risk Averse Money Managers, having previously worked at Citibank ...