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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 ...

Superannuation fears regulatory strangle: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
The greatest threat to Australia's $2.5 trillion superannuation system is regulatory overreach and strangulation in red tape. This was the takeaway message from Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) independent chair Michael Easson ...

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 ...

Global asset manager expands Australian offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
A $113 billion active and high-conviction global asset manager is officially launching its second fund in Australia, specifically targeting investors looking to diversify higher-yielding investment portfolios. PineBridge Investments announced its Australian-domiciled ...

Blockchain will boost company value: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
Using blockchain technology to allow e-voting at annual general meetings would likely increase overall company value, latest research from the University of Wollongong shows. Research conducted by University of Wollongong deputy vice chancellor Alex ...

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 ...

Hedge fund sector flourishing: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
Global hedge fund managers are increasingly setting up shop in offshore tax havens as demand for alternative investment strategies continues to soar, latest IOSCO research shows. The International Organization of Securities Commissions' (IOSCO) biannual ...

SuperConcepts launches admin tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
SuperConcepts has launched an administrative tool to help self-managed super fund (SMSF) members oversee investments more efficiently. Connected Services gives members greater visibility and faster access to assets, in addition to bank accounts, term ...

The Fed's aware of building imbalances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
Watching Wall Street break one record high after another make it very tempting to join the herd or raise allocation of US equities in portfolios. There's the fear of missing out (FOMO) and then there's the shorts that, time and again in the current ...

Philanthropy at the heart of planning profession

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
Nineteen Financial Planning Association members from across Australia completed a grueling seven-day, 726-kilometre fundraising ride in Hobart last week in the lead up to the 2017 FPA Professionals Congress and to help those in need. This year ten FPA ...