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Concerns about EM unwarranted: William Blair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Global investment and asset manager William Blair believes there are several undue concerns from investors about emerging markets and they should be cautious about underweighting the asset class. In a recent self-authored white paper, William Blair ...

Swiss say no to universal basic income

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to give their entire population enough money to live on. A projection provided to the public broadcaster RTS said 78% had voted against the scheme, which would see all Swiss citizens, along with foreigners ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
Woe is us. Australians all, let's not rejoice! The Australian equity market's reaction to the better-than-expected - heaps better - 1.1% quarterly expansion in March quarter real GDP is beginning to plant the seed of doubt in my psyche. Doubt that perhaps ...

PE and VC critical to Aussie growth: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
Australian private equity and venture capital funds recorded a net-of-fees return of 18.4% in 2015, according to the latest data from the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) and Cambridge Associates. The CA Australia Index ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
Corporate advisory firm Company Matters believes there are several companies within the ASX 300 who are coming up short when it comes to ESG disclosure. Company Matters director Janine Rolfe said the recent KPMG analysis of listed entities' disclosures ...

CBA offers more than $4m in compensation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has offered $4,857,974 in compensation as part of its Open Advice Review program, which has seen over 9000 cases submitted for review. CBA independent expert, Promontory Financial Group, has released its fifth ...

Lack of resources impacting ASIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The latest licensing activity report released by ASIC reveals that the number of Australian financial services (AFS) applications approved was lower than the two preceding periods, citing a lack of staff and resources as one of the main reasons for ...

US Senate votes down adviser fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
The US Senate recently voted down the Department of Labor's administration rule for financial advisers that would have compelled them to act in their clients' best interests. The law was passed 65-41 meaning it fell well short of the two thirds majority ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There are tough first days on the job, and then there are those where you show up to the office having been handed the most significant reform package for your industry in 20 years. That was what faced Sally Loane when she took the reins at the Financial ...

HNW investors value role of advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
The Legg Mason 2016 Global Investment Survey revealed that a growing number of Australians are seeking financial advice and place a considerable amount of trust in that advice. Legg Mason surveyed 4,103 high net worth investors aged from 40 to 75 ("investors") ...