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Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... account structures, models and managers, improvements to model manager portals, and an easier in-specie transfer process." The RoA generation now offered by HUB24, Netwealth and OneVue is also creating business efficiencies. "Our latest Planner Technology ...

SMSF trustees warned on non-compliant crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Inexperienced self-managed superannuation fund trustees are being warned to do their homework before investing in cryptocurrency as they risk inadvertently breaching crucial compliance regulations. According to Bitcoin Trader partner Warrick Pleash ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Those still expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise the official cash rate - even at least once this year - may have to re-think their call. For sure, economic dynamics may change sometime down the road but given the current slowing trend ...

LGIAsuper bolsters infrastructure investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
LGIAsuper is ramping up its stake in infrastructure investments, adding a regional port to its portfolio. LGIAsuper increased its interest in the Port of Portland to 31%, a deep-water facility located between Melbourne and Adelaide. One of its investment ...

How to find alpha in advice: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Advisers who focus on client behavioural coaching over commoditising investment or stock selection can find "alpha" in their value proposition, according to an industry expert. Vanguard head of portfolio construction Francis Kinniry said embracing new-age ...

YBR's wealth arm gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Yellow Brick Road's (YBR) wealth business and its digital advice strategies have helped boost the firm's 1H18 performance. In the six months to December, the wealth business reported a 7% increase in revenue to $6.5 million on the prior year. YBR's ...

J.P. Morgan veteran joins Plato IM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
Plato Investment Management is welcoming a former J.P. Morgan Asset Management managing director and professional rugby player to its ranks. David Allen joins Plato's investment team and reports to managing director Don Hamson. He previously held multiple ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Investors should not be afraid to run against the pack in 2018, with recent history demonstrating that taking a contrarian view can pay off. That was a key takeaway from AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
The US economy had been expected to slow in the fourth quarter of 2017... but not this slow. The advance estimate of US GDP showed economic growth decelerated to a 2.6% annual rate in the December 2017 quarter from a two-and-a-half-year high of 3.2% ...

Australia increases foreign direct investment inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
Australia was one of few countries to see foreign direct investment inflows increase in 2017, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor shows international flows of foreign direct ...