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RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points - repo rate to 6% (the first reduction in 10 months and the lowest rate since October 2010) and the reverse repo rate to 5.75% (reversing the 25 bps hike announced only four months ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
The superannuation industry's failure to disclose evidence they have considered climate risk in their investment portfolios has left them vulnerable to legal action according to a financial services activist group. Analysis provided by Market Forces ...

Suncorp hails diversity amid profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... to $17.3 billion. The majority of revenue came from insurance ($10.3 billion), reinsurance income ($3.2 billion) and interest income ($3 billion). The board declared a final ordinary dividend of 40c per share, bringing the total dividend to 73c per share ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Advice businesses seeking greater scalability stand to significantly benefit from the use of exchange-traded funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates ...

Douglass makes case for Magellan turnaround

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... capital preservation is paramount, understand the difference between investment and speculation, and "quality and compound interest are the gifts that keep giving."

ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Nearly one third of Australia's financial advisers will increase their use of exchange traded funds in client portfolios over the next 12 months. This is a key finding from a recent Rainmaker adviser survey which showed that while 35% of advisers are ...

Class action on the cards for ASX healthcare firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Lending Services chief executive Stuart Price said that his firm will fund the claim assuming sufficient shareholder interest. Over the past 12 months, substantial Sirtex shareholders included Yarra Capital Management, Hunter Hall/Pengana Capital Group ...

Advice business offers enforceable undertaking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
Financial Index Australia entered into an enforceable undertaking with ASIC after an investigation found advisers had moved clients into more expensive, FIA-branded products without reason. ASIC identified a number of issues within FIA's financial advice ...

Liquidnet opens doors to Pakistani equities

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... Liquidnet's total trading markets to 45 worldwide. Liquidnet head of APAC Lee Porter said: "We have seen increased member interest and a demand for liquidity in Pakistan since the inclusion of the market in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index." "This is ...

Financial services ripe for mergers and acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... willingness to participate in consortia seeking to acquire Australian targets. "We expect the renaissance of private equity interest in ASX-listed companies to continue, partly because debt funding remains cheap and partly because PE funds are seeking ...