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IRESS eyes future earning potential following reduced profit

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... successful delivery of critical milestones for several benchmark client, product and technology projects, particularly in the United Kingdom and Australia," IRESS chief executive Andrew Walsh said. "Our financial results for the first half of 2017 reflect ...

Avoid the ETF trap: Bell Direct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... that passive alone will not deliver the desired return outcomes," he added. While Australia continues to lag behind the United States in terms of ETF uptake, passive allocation by local investors show no signs of abating, reaching $30 billion in funds ...

Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... vice-president warned that: "The era of strategic patience is over. President Trump has made it clear that the patience of the United States and our allies in this region has run out and we want to see change. We will defeat any attack and we will meet ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... used. The consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for July. The key points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn in household finances since July ...

Aussie banks cleared of Wells Fargo-type conduct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... to identify unlawful selling of retail banking products," he said. In late 2016, Wells Fargo was fined US$100 million by United States regulators after it was found that its staff had systematically and unlawfully opened as many as two million customer ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... operations, divert management and board resources, and potentially lead to long running and costly legal actions. In May, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment made similar calls on Australian superannuation funds and fund ...

NAB collaborates on responsible investment bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... support a valued client with our deep expertise in raising debt capital." Projects to be funded with the bond include several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which measure impact and value for institutional investors, focusing on three ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... used. The consequence of this negative real wage growth has been documented in the 'IHS Markit Household Finance Index - United Kingdom' report for July. The key points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn in household finances since July ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... residency issues to ensure Australia's regime is world class and on the same footing as comparable regimes such as the United Kingdom," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "There is strong and growing competition to managed money on behalf of foreign ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... (China-Specific Safeguards)' which specifies that: "If a product of the People's Republic of China is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities or under such conditions as to cause or threaten to cause market disruption to the ...