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Read the whole thing: FASEA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
In his first address to the financial advice industry, FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield urged advisers and stakeholders to ensure they read the authority's draft legislation in its entirety to avoid further confusion. Addressing the 2018 FPA ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... industry fund, including: Best in Show - MySuper product; Best MySuper Performance - Risk Weighted; Best Performance - Fixed Interest; Best Long Term Performance; and Fund of the Year. Receiving the award, Hostplus group executive retirement solutions ...

Chief economist update: Predictions allude to frozen RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... soft landing from the slowdown. Trade growth and investment have been slackening on the back of tariff hikes. Higher interest rates and an appreciating US dollar have resulted in an outflow of capital from emerging economies and are weakening their currencies. ...

Chief economist update: Thanks for nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... These were resolved by money, when the Fed and other major central banks flooded the system with liquidity. By raising interest rates (along with QE tapering), the Fed is siphoning liquidity from the rest of the world. It's a no brainer. Investors ...

Blue Sky names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... next chapter." Meanwhile, a shareholder vote has seen Oaktree Capital Management permitted to convert its loan to an interest in Blue Sky, becoming a new strategic stakeholder. "Asset management is a confidence business. It is critical for managers to ...

Australia's first active fixed income ETF goes live

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... Australia's $39 billion ETP industry at June end had only 8% or about $3 billion of total funds under management in fixed interest products, according to Rainmaker Research. However, fixed income ETFs have been successful in attracting investors ...

Chief economist update: Finding neutral

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
... chairman Powell's earlier declaration that they are "far from neutral". But where exactly is the neutral level of interest rate? If I remember correctly, the Fed's last published estimate of the "neutral interest rate" is 2.5% to 3%. All good ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Thirteen months on from securing its first boutique partners, the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management is ready to scale up. But will Brexit get in the way? Speaking to Financial Standard in London recently, BennBridge chief operating officer Greg ...

CountPlus acquires interest in integrated wealth firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
CountPlus acquired 40% of a Victoria-based accounting and financial advice firm, marking its first investment under its new business model. Taking a stake in O'Brien Accountants and Advisors, CountPlus made the first of an expected sweep of selective ...

ClearView launches new business, reshuffles executive team

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
ClearView has made three executive promotions coinciding with the launch of a new business offering back-office and compliance services to financial advisers. LaVista Licensee Solutions, a licensing service, will be led by Mike Pope as its chief executive. ...