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Family-owned companies beating equity markets across all regions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Credit Suisse research reveals that cumulatively, family-owned companies have beaten the MSCI AC World Index by 55% over the past decade. Credit Suisse defines family-owned businesses as those where founders or descendants of founders have at least ...

Small cap veteran joins listed equities manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... and, more recently, Bligh Capital Securities. He was also a journalist for Australian Business Magazine and an equity research associate with ANZ McCaughan. "Tim's wealth of experience and industry knowledge makes him a key addition to the team. Tim ...

Factor-based investment demand strengthens: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... complexity, the demand for factor-based investment products is forecast to accelerate over the next five years, latest research shows. Allocations to factor-based strategies among global institutional and retail portfolios reached 17% and 6% respectively ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
They might be expanding at a slower rate but they're still expanding. The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of manufacturing and services indices both slowed in September from August but remained above the 50 expansion/contraction line. ...

J.P. Morgan remains largest custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
Assets under custody in Australia grew 6.4% in the first half of 2017, reaching more than $3.2 trillion. J.P. Morgan remains the largest overall provider in the Australian custody market with $641 billion in assets under custody as at 30 June 17. This ...

Active debate triggers Fidelity fee overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... benchmark, whereas others do not." Fidelity also announced that while it has elected to employ a commission sharing agreement/research payment account model in regards to paying for third-party research to accommodate the EU's MiFID II regime, the above ...

FPA celebrates World Financial Planning Day

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... doing its part by publishing new articles on its Money & Life website, sharing insights from its Live the Dream 2017 research and engaging in the global social media conversation. "World Financial Planning Day is a great initiative that will raise awareness ...

Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
Research from two Australian universities found that overlooking digital assets in estate planning could have dire implications for business owners. Most Australians (71%) are unaware of what would happen to their digital assets when they pass away ...

Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
It was a ho-hum event, the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) 3 October board meeting, that is. The Australian central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected. This takes to 14 the number of months the RBA has kept the official interest ...

Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... the top 10 employers that highly regard CFA qualified candidates. In terms of job function, portfolio managers (20%), research analysts (19%) and corporate financial analysts (9%) are the most popular for roles CFAs. Within sectors, many CFAs work in ...