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FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
Financial advice industry associations can now apply to FASEA for accreditation for their respective professional designation programs. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority confirmed it has invited associations to apply for accreditation ...

Chief economist update: Does the Fed lift or cut interest rates just for the heck of it?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... rate, after gaining 2.3% in July. This suggests that the Fed could use this as a reason/excuse to go slow/pause future interest rates increases after announcing the last 25 basis point hike for 2018 next week. Recall recent Fedspeak about the US central ...

FIIG turns to institutional market

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... deposit-taking institutions (ADIs). Also linking in August was Emily Boden, who recently was responsible for middle market fixed interest and wealth sales as an associate director at ANZ. Her new role sees her build out FIIG's sector coverage of not-for-profits ...

FPA reviews disciplinary regulations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... interests of its membership than for effective discipline. In response, Boucher has recommended the introduction of public interest 'calls', whereby the need for public protection should receive greater prominence and be made by the chair of the CRC ...

Janus Henderson promotes talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
An internal promotion has seen Janus Henderson Investors' fixed interest team gain a co-portfolio manager. The capability is further boosted with the appointment of a new analyst. Shan Kwee is transitioning from credit strategist to co-portfolio manager ...

Super funds defend $5bn infrastructure investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... will be vigorously defending the proceedings," it said. "The success of Port Botany and Port Kembla is in the national interest." The ACCC added that another 50-year deed, signed in May 2014 when the Port of Newcastle was privatised, requires the Port ...

UniSuper awards small caps mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... investments in house. Its investment team of just under 50 has the capability to invest in shares, property and cash and fixed interest. However, it follows a hybrid investment management model, where it sometimes outsources investments to external managers ...

Chief economist update: Aussie property market drop becoming self-fulfilling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... the previous one) and... after months of sanguine Brexit news (so much so, that the BOE was confident enough to lift interest rates in August), a Brexit agreement is now looking further away as the final divorce in three months' time gets closer. ...

Challenger kicks off active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... ETF invests in Aussie government bonds, semi-government bonds, offshore bonds, and derivatives to gain exposure to non-interest rates. It is rated by Zenith and Lonsec. Fidante had its sights set on listing Australia's first active fixed income ETF. ...

$300k makes advice worthwhile: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... customers is how to provide advice profitably to low value customers and how to get them more involved in a topic of little interest to them,' Morris said. "With the employer generally being the major channel for obtaining wealth management products ...