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Financial Standard launches Good Investment Guide, Investment Leadership Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Financial Standard this week released the first edition of 'The Good Investment Guide - Managed Funds Edition', an educational investment handbook aimed at self-directed investors and finance professionals. The guide features a primer on the managed ...

Don't blame ETFs: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... dramatic or broad-based price adjustments and there have been pockets of resilience during the turbulence," they said. This week's poll asks: How important are credit rating agencies in making investment decisions?

Super property trust appoints GM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
The Industry Superannuation Property Trust is welcoming a general manager of new business this week. Joining the $15 billion property investment trust is Karsten Simpson. Most recently he was general manager - structuring capital transactions, and the ...

Market volatility ideal for fundamental investors: Expert

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... managers that target fundamental valuations. Nikko Asset Management head of Australian equities Brad Potter described this week's volatility as a "technical correction" whereby several events had compounded market drops all at once. He said there appeared ...

Advisers decline further education: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
A large cohort of advisers without the necessary educational qualifications will not undertake further study to meet the professionalism deadline, Financial Standard's weekly survey reveals. Two-in-five or 39% of advisers don't intend to undertake tertiary ...

Chief economist update: Build, build, and build some more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
A number of market moving events and economic releases are scheduled for this week - ones that could either preserve or disrupt the status quo. In America, President Donald Trump will deliver his 'State of the Union' address and the Fed meets for the ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... purchasing online as well as moving more to the employer, where it is generally combined with superannuation," he said. This week we ask, with the new adviser education standards taking effect 1 January 2019, what further qualifications are applicable ...

Population growth drives real income

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2018
... Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund ticking, according to portfolio manager Ashton Reid. Speaking to Financial Standard this week, Reid said financial advisers are currently seeking between an eight and 12% return for clients reaching retirement and ...

Bitcoin bubble will burst in 2018: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... filed for such products to withdraw them," the letter said. One bitcoin was equivalent to $14,464 at publication time. This week, we want to know how did you purchase your life insurance policy ?

Former advice dealer group chief executive surfaces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... executive lineup. Former Total Financial Solutions chief executive Marcelo Fernandez joined Chase Corporate Advisory this week, focused on growing the firm's Melbourne office alongside advisory board chair, former Clayton Utz chief executive David Fagan. ...