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Partnership empowers accountants to give advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... said. Class chief executive Kevin Bungard commented the importance of financial advice for SMSFs has been brought into sharp focus by the introduction of the super reforms. The impact of the super reforms on SMFSs members and other investors frequently ...

Asia leads growing green bond market

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
Global green bond issuance increased 60% in 2016, continuing the asset class' rapid rise. Fitch Ratings' research shows green bond issuance rose to US$113 billion globally in 2016, underlining investor and issuer interest, especially exposure to environmental ...

Henry Morgan creates new global LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... LIC will be differentiated from its peers with respect to asset allocation and portfolio concentration. "William Kidd will focus only on international equities, seeking to find the most profitable listed opportunities in the USA, Europe, the UK, Asia ...

K2 slashes fees for three funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... delivering consistent performance over the long term," K2 said in an ASX statement. "Our approach to equities remains the primary focus across all K2 products and provides clients with a flexible investment mandate, high conviction stock selection and ...

New data feeds will save advisers time: ANZ

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... clients." IRESS managing director of wealth management in Australia, Tizzy Vigilante, welcomed the changes as part of a focus on making advice delivery more efficient and enhancing the user experience. "We're committed to expanding our XPLAN platform ...

Treasurer launches new financial system inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Treasurer Scott Morrison said. While Morrison did not specifically reference the big four banks, he said the inquiry will focus on "contestability and concentration in key segments of the financial system, including the degree of vertical and horizontal ...

From financial advisers to cybersecurity advocates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Financial advisers must arm themselves with serious cybersecurity knowhow as more cybercrime networks turn their focus to financial services companies at an alarming rate. Finance professionals will be affected on three fronts: the value of companies ...

BTFG drags Westpac performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... insurance business however, was a standout performer. Cooper attributed this to the quality of products and its customer focus, having enabled better retention and materially lower lapse rates than competitors. BTFG holds about 11.6% of the life insurance ...

New CFO for Vanguard Australia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... director," Colin Kelton said. "We look forward to welcoming her to Vanguard and seeing the finance division continue to focus on exceptional stewardship of our clients' investments under her leadership." Platt will commence in the role mid-year.

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... Jaehne joined AMP Capital as senior credit analyst, financials. She reports to acting head of credit Steven Hur, and will focus on bottom-up credit portfolio management. Before this role, Jaehne was a director at Fitch Ratings and a senior research analyst ...