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2017 AGMs less tumultuous: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... Remuneration is not just what someone is getting paid - looking at pay structures and retention bonuses for example sends a signal of what's going on in the company, she added. For shareholders to approve remuneration reports, it has to be fit for purpose ...

IFM increases stake in Decimal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
An Australian-based global fund manager has increased its stake in robo-adviser Decimal, signalling renewed confidence that superannuation funds are embracing digital financial advice. IFM Investors bumped up its holdings in the ASX-listed firm via ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
The US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates and other central banks have signalled they too will pare stimulatory measures introduced in the wake of the GFC, all of which has significant consequences for money managers in 2018. The Reserve Bank ...

Netwealth signals managed account growth, business upgrades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
Investment platform netwealth plans to expand its retail and private label managed account service in the first half of 2018, adding models and strategies for different client segments and life stages. This is one of several commitments from the ASX-listed ...

Chief economist update: ECB sees low rates for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
Echoing BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's quick push back on taper speculations, Deutsche Bundesbank president and ECB governing council member Jens Weidmann used his speech at the Ludwig-Erhard Summit in Bavaria to do the same. Like Kuroda, Weidmann's ...

US advisers shifting to international equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... markets than they are in the US. "But fund companies should take note of the interest in actively managed funds, which may signal a reverse in the recent trend of asset flows from active to passive," he said. By the same token, almost a third (30.4%) ...

IMF ramps up funding for CBA class action

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... laundering breaches In a public statement, Maurice Blackburn said the fact proceedings have been filed represents a "clear signal that [shareholders] won't tolerate the corporate misconduct that has mired the bank in bad news in recent times, with thousands ...

Expecting the expected

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017
Markets hate uncertainty and surprises. We all know this and this truism was in full display this year and more recently, Wall Street's climb to fresh record highs over the weekend following the Fed's expected and well-telegraphed 25 basis point rate ...

Government superannuation reforms shelved

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
The Federal Government has been forced to pull its controversial superannuation bills for the year after losing the support of key crossbench senators. The bills were reintroduced in September and, among several policies, attempt to strengthen APRA's ...

All up and all together now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
There's no denying that growth in most major economies stepped up in the third quarter of this year but if current indications are on the ball, the fourth quarter will be better. Year-on-year GDP growth rates in the US, the Eurozone, Japan, the UK and ...