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BTIM boosts FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... slashed by 62.6% to $28 million on the prior corresponding period. The firm didn't provide further details but attributed currency movements negatively affecting its top line. The group's total revenue was down 12.4% to $246.4 million year-on-year, while ...

Japan rides the virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... against the greenback to date. The historically strong inverse correlation between the Japanese share market and the currency suggests that given the yen's stronger performance so far this year, the Nikkei-225 index should be weaker (because the benchmark ...

What the 2017 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... broad concessions for the Australian fintech industry, continuing it innovation agenda from 2016. Purchases of digital currency, for example, will no longer be subject to the GST, which removes the "double taxation" on said purchases. There are also ...

Government fintech agenda spotlights microbanking

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... APRA." The Government has also announced broader concessions for the Australian fintech industry. Purchases of digital currency, for example, will no longer be subject to the GST, which removes the "double taxation" on said purchases. Crowdsourced equity ...

Vanguard reduces fees, revises multi-asset strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... which Vanguard head of investment strategy group, Asia-Pacific Jeffrey Johnson said would help mitigate concentration and currency risk. "For instance, we are lowering allocations to Australian shares and REITs, while increasing exposure to global shares ...

Financial advisers should consider bitcoin as an asset class: Dunworth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
There is no better way to understand blockchain technology than to invest in bitcoins, a digital currency that has outperformed traditional currencies in recent years, according to an industry expert. This week the cryptocurrency broke record-highs ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... policy remains at the back of everyone's minds but that has been allayed by his statement, "Why would I call China a currency manipulator when they are working with us on the North Korean problem?" after his cordial meeting with Chinese president Xi ...

China's off to a good 2017 start

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... and significantly above market expectations for a 3.2% gain. Trump's recent announcement that he won't declare China a currency manipulator should provide further impetus for export growth in the coming months. With the faster growth in fixed asset investment ...

SSGA expands active managed funds business

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... one. They currently offer five active funds - benchmark-unaware Australian and global equity strategies (with dynamic currency hedging for the global strategy), and three objective-based asset allocation funds to support lifestage planning. "There's ...

Unclear disclosure costs bank $5m

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... international transaction fees, misleading customers to believe such fees apply only to transactions made in a foreign currency or with an overseas merchant. Westpac was similarly reprimanded in September 2016 for failing to disclose credit card purchases ...