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US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Wall Street is up - S&P 500 index closed 0.5% higher after dropping by as much as 1.5% overnight - as the US dollar plunged - Bloomberg US dollar index down 1.6% -- and oil prices soared by around 7% (despite the Department of Energy's report that crude ...

Netwealth is highest-rated adviser platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Advisers prefer the netwealth investment platform in terms of full functionality, according to Investment Trends research. Investment Trends' December 2015 Platform Report analysed 506 "key characteristics" of 22 master trust and wrap platforms, which ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Strength in (A$) weakness I wouldn't be surprised if Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor had that all too familiar (former Federal Treasurer) Peter Costello's smirk on his face as he presided over the bank's first Board meeting this year. I might ...

GBST already set for T+2

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... international best practice. GBST Capital Markets chief executive Denis Orrock said: "GBST's early and comprehensive research into settlement cycle developments and our commitment to market leadership means we continue to set the benchmark for broking ...

Mercer appoints diversity leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... both overall economic growth and improved financial performance at a company level," Adams said. "Our global and local research such as When Women Thrive Businesses Thrive and the Gender Equity Report reveal that it is a complex and multi-faceted issue. ...

Australia carbon reporting quality on the rise

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... companies is higher on average than those in Europe, the Americas and relative to Asia-Pacific neighbours, according to KPMG research. The KPMG Corporate Responsibility Reporting Survey 2015 identified the rate of carbon reporting across 4,500 companies ...

Lonsec portfolios added to Macquarie and HUB24 platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... users now have Lonsec's Managed Portfolios Elite (Conservative, Balanced and Growth). Using Lonsec's wealth of investment research, the portfolios invest in managed funds, listed securities and alternative assets. "In a post FoFA environment advisers ...

Rainmaker goes live with new terminal upgrade

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... management executives interact with and experience their marketplace," he said. "An integrated approach to our data, extensive research library, news feeds and analytics will ensure that our clients are connected for insight." Through the new intuitive ...

Martin Currie argues for multi-assets in retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... reduce the need to fund income from capital, and avoid costly capital drawdowns during equity downturns." Yet recent research published by Morningstar argues a balanced portfolio is the right retirement mix. The Martin Currie paper was released by chief ...

BOJ goes negative to get postive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
A week and a day after equity markets welcomed Super Mario Draghi's announcement that the European Central Bank (ECB) would "review and possibly reconsider our monetary policy stance at our next meeting in early March in order to secure a return of ...