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Colonial First State partners with UTS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... parties will expand a framework of mutually beneficial programs, projects and activities which include collaborative research projects, an industry Doctorate program, HDR/PhD student projects including student internships, Capstone projects, training ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... are designed to target clients' specific risk/return objectives. Tom Lee, managing director - investment strategy and research at the Parametric Minneapolis Investment Center, said: "We are launching the Liquid Alternative strategy to meet a growing ...

ASIC bans former Guardian Advice planner

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
ASIC has permanently banned a former Guardian Advice representative. Andrew Moroney worked under the Guardian Advice licence from 2006 to 2014, during which time ASIC alleged he engaged in deliberate "policy churn" - annually recommending clients replace ...

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... Index while VAS follows the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index. To some people that matters. John Dyall is head of investment research at Rainmaker.

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
"UK inflation climbs to highest in a year" (Irish Times). "UK inflation nudges up to 12-month high" (Financial Times). "UK inflation gathers steam in January" (Business Spectator). In a world where low and/or declining prices have become the norm, headlines ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... both institutional and retail investors, has launched today. The platform uses algorithms based on 60 years of academic research to create portfolios that equal the performance and sophistication of those in use at global fund managers The company says ...

Advisers halt HNW slide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... sizeable part of their wealth in the most liquid form at the moment, despite uninspiring cash rates," said Guiamatsia. "Our research indicates this state of affairs could, however, evolve rather quickly under the right circumstances." HNWs are showing ...

Most accountants still unready for advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
Most accountants still lack confidence in their ability to deliver financial advice services, according to Bstar research. The Bstar 2016 Accountants Research Report suggests that 81% of accountants are unready to provide financial advice. This is lower ...

More negatives

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
The Japanese economy shrinks, the Japanese sharemarket sings hallelujah! If this still doesn't capture the "bad news is good news" meme, we might never, never know what will. The Nikkei-225 index soared by 7.2% at the end of yesterday's trade. It even ...

SMSFs sell-down ASX favourites for global stocks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
SMSF trustees are reducing their exposure to the largest Australian companies and increasing investments in international equities through managed funds, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the December 2015 quarter ...