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What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
When the clock strikes half past seven and Treasurer Scott Morrison starts to read his speech, here is what Australia's major financial services associations will be hoping for. Financial Planning Association (FPA) In a 45-page pre-budget submission ...

InvestSMART to launch active ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
InvestSMART will launch an initial public offering for an actively-managed equity income ETF on May 14. The InvestSMART Australian Equity Income Fund (managed fund), trading under the ticker code INIF, will mirror InvestSMART's Australian Equity Income ...

CBA finds no evidence of customer data breach

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
Following an investigation by KPMG, the Commonwealth Bank said no evidence was found that customer information was compromised when two magnetic tapes went missing in 2016. The tapes in question contained customer names, addresses, account numbers and ...

ANU to recalibrate divestment policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Australian National University's long-term investment pool, after mixed performance outcomes from its socially responsible investment strategy, is looking to recalibrate with a series of global mandate appointments. The now $1.3 billion investment pool ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
Fidelity International will be launching a range of active ETFs in the Australian market as part of a move to make active management "frictionless" for investors. Speaking to Financial Standard, Fidelity Australia managing director Alva Devoy said that ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about oil baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
The Middle Kingdom's supremo, Chinese President Xi Jinpeng, sent equity markets on the up and up. Instead of talking tough and raising the ante on the brewing trade war with the US, Xi announced the opposite. In his speech at the Boao Forum for Asia ...

Antipodes expands investment team, creates active ETF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Sydney-based global equities manager Antipodes is welcoming a new managing director as well as three new investment team members. It is also establishing its second active exchange-traded product and launching Irish-domiciled UCITS funds for its three ...

How much do you need to feel financially free?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
NAB has put a dollar figure on the magic number Australians think they need to "significantly improve their lives forever." The average Australian believes they need $828,000 - up 9% over last year - to turn around their life financially. However, the ...

Magellan cuts ties with Cricket Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
In light of the recent ball-tampering scandal, Magellan has terminated its three-year naming sponsorship agreement with Cricket Australia. Magellan chief executive Hamish Douglass said the agreement was based on shared values and "reputations of integrity ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
Absolute returns, value and global diversification are key thematics that must underscore clients' portfolios in a post-GFC world, according to investment experts speaking at this year's Financial Standard Advisers Big Day Out. Held at the Four Seasons ...