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Queensland bank sells planning business

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
On Friday the Queensland-based Heritage Bank sold its financial planning business to national adviser group Bridges Financial Services. According to Rainmaker Information, the deal will potentially see Bridges climb inside the top 13 planning firms ...

Equities on the nose in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
Investors moving in and out of equities-based managed funds are showing less confidence in the asset class as volatile markets continue alongside sustained political uncertainty. The Equity Preference Index, maintained by Colonial First State Global ...

Regal FM COO to depart

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
Regal Funds Management's chief operating officer will leave the company this month following a transition period. Stephen Baldwin became Regal's COO in 2012, having previously been a quantitative portfolio manager there. Prior to Regal, he was a senior ...

The year that was and the year that will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... before we bid 2016 adieu! And what a year 2016 was. It scared you, I and Irene at the open. The Fed was going to raise interest rates and China's economy was heading for hard landing. These two factors alone (never mind what's happening in Europe and ...

MySuper progresses to MyRetirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
The Federal Government is taking a leaf out of the MySuper playbook, suggesting Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement become MyRetirement products. Releasing a Treasury consultation paper on the development framework for CIPRs, Government Minister ...

Industry fund seeks volatility overlay mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Macquarie Wrap and HUB24 platforms. In 2017, Triple3 intends to expand its volatility research by developing an index on interest rate derivatives. Ho said the opportunity is massive given the size of the interest rate derivatives market, "which is bigger ...

ASIC bans Sydney adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... and low-risk options - similar to a term deposit - and that client funds would be pooled to attract a higher rate of interest. The regulator found that the products were actually unsecured and represented a high risk investment, and that - partly as ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... lowest since April - from 101.3 in November and 102.4 in October, driven by increased worries about the domestic economy, interest rates and employment. Twelve month ahead economic expectations dropped by 5.2% in December from November while expectations ...

Non-aligned advisers gifted growth opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
Opportunities for non-aligned financial advisers to provide quality advice are growing as the industry's historically bad behaviour continues to repeat itself. That is the view of the 2016 AFA Practice of the Year Award winner Sam Henderson. Speaking ...

Contango hires senior analyst from Wilsons

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... respect for what they do." "I'm looking forward to contributing to the Contango investment process. I've watched with interest as George has laid a strong foundation over the past couple of years." Along with Dellaway's appointment, Contango also hired ...