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Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... likely to decelerate. At the 2017 forum, Baur detailed how the world was in a synchronised upturn - a call he believes rang true this year and one which eventually morphed into "a synchronised world expansion." "All during last year the world economy ...

Pre-Christmas delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... personal income tax rate from 39.6% to 37%... five days before Christmas. Love him or treat him as a joke but POTUS is proving true to his word. With the tax cuts' passage, Trump can add another check mark to his "campaign promises to fulfil" list. He's ...

Former industry fund CIO leaves Vanguard after seven months

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... and active are "just more tools in the toolbox." "In this debate, everyone wants to be on the side of the angels, and it is true that the pro-indexing camp does exhibit a certain missionary zeal and does relish painting active managers as fallen angels ...

Game theory revolutionises risk profiling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2017
The gamification of risk profiling is rising in Australia with the launch of a platform already being used by several advice groups. United States-based behavioural economics, decision science and financial technology firm Capital Preferences has developed ...

Former Moneywise duo launch advice firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... Financial Planning, former Moneywise general manager Paul Mann and former Australian advice leader Catherine Navarro have founded True Direction Financial. Focused on the corporate market and providing bespoke services to private clients, Mann and Navarro ...

ME Bank recruits for people experience

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... with her more than 20 years' experience in marketing. Separately, ME Bank was recently involved in the first ever Basel III true perpetual hybrid transaction in the Australian market. Law firm Baker McKenzie advised NAB and Westpac as joint lead managers ...

SSGA dismisses ETF bubble concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... underlying issuer. The wrapper is transparent, though, and you have to look through that wrapper to understand the product's true liquidity profile." Ultimately, LaValle said that despite the rapid growth of the ETF market, it's still "generally a new ...

HSBC cops historic fine for Lehman-linked failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
... rating. Between January 2003 and December 2008, the bank failed to undertake the correct processes to understand each client's true risk profile; ensure the stability of products for each client; and supervise and monitor sales processed in order to ...

Managed accounts now available via FirstChoice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
... that FirstChoice is such a widely adopted platform in the advice community, it was important to us that this solution stayed true to all the fundamental elements that advisers love, while also providing the core benefits of a managed accounts offer," ...

ATO warns SMSFs about risky arrangements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... James O'Halloran urged SMSF trustees to be wary of considerations or approaches about arrangements that seem "too good to be true." The ATO called attention to numerous schemes that could "incur severe penalties" and jeopardise retirement savings; one ...