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RBC I&TS wins custody, fund admin mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
RBC Investor and Treasury Services was awarded a custody and fund administration mandate by a $2 billion asset management boutique. Melbourne-based Warakirri Asset Management has appointed RBC I&TS to provide core custody, fund administration, registry ...

Chief economist update: Blame and trim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Trump blamed the Fed for last week's heightened volatility on Wall Street and I agreed that he was correct when he ranted that, "The Fed is going loco and there's no reason for them to do it." This is because - as I wrote last Friday - America's ...

Advice is valuable but advocacy issues abound

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Australians need to experience financial advice first-hand to truly understand its financial, emotional and behavioural benefits. However, there are many issues hindering take-up. That is the underlying theme of the Association of Financial Advisers' ...

IOOF expands managed accounts offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
IOOF is expanding its managed account offering to give advisers access to direct equities. Its managed discretionary account solution Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) will now include multi-asset models that combine direct equities with managed funds ...

Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
"The Fed is going wild. The problem in my opinion is Treasury and the Fed. The Fed is going loco and there's no reason for them to do it. I'm not happy about it." This was US president Donald Trump's take on the previous day's slump ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Wall Street has fallen! Repeat, Wall Street has fallen! The financial headlines made sure that you, I and Irene are spooked even before Halloween - with accompanying rationales at that. Wall Street plunges as investors seek safety - Sky News Sudden ...

Random questions forge deep connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
First time attendees to the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference learned it only takes a few questions to create deeper connections with clients. At a dedicated session, first time delegates were asked to meet new people by ...

AFA appoints general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers appointed a new general manager for strategic alliances. David Plant will now be responsible for building mutually beneficial alliances across the spectrum of financial advice. He has worked in the industry for ...

What do future asset managers look like?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief executive Chris Willcox has outlined his vision for the $120 trillion asset management industry, identifying a true north for its future direction. Speaking to a group of international media in London on Tuesday, Willcox ...

Scale integral to adviser success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
The successful financial advice businesses of the future will be those that have gained effective scale. That is the view of Fortnum Private Wealth, believing the increasingly challenging nature of running an advice business will give rise to advice ...