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Trump and Kim go ballistic

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
I'll see your "fire and fury" and raise you Guam. Yes Virginia, that's Trump and Kim going ballistic once again as they play high stakes ICBM poker. Who will be the first to blink and fold? From what we already know of each players' character and temperament ...

Managed accounts forum unveils new format, adviser focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
The Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts is introducing an entirely new and innovative format in 2017, placing financial advisers front and centre of the one-day conference. Financial Standard launches a new program format called ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates that viewing ETFs as a technology rather than just an investment product can have substantial impact on ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Wall Street's on a tear with all of the equity market's benchmark indices - S&P 500; Dow Jones; Nasdaq; Russell 2000 - hitting record highs last week. The most proximate cause is, of course, the strong June quarter earnings results. According to Factset ...

Riding the retirement tidal wave

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
A future where people routinely live to 100 has significant implications for society - and more specifically financial planning, according to State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan Shead. Speaking at the inaugural ...

Adviser group expands national footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
Boutique Sydney wealth management firm Affinity Group acquired a stake in a Brisbane financial planning practice, boosting its funds under advice to more than $500 million. Affinity bought 50% of Hillross Financial Services, a Brisbane-based firm established ...

Aussie hedge fund seeking $300m for retail IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
A $1.1 billion Australian hedge fund manager with offices in Sydney and New York is looking to diversify its investor base with the launch of a listed investment company. VGI Partners is looking to raise $300 million, with a possible further $100 million ...

Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... millennials - for responsible investment strategies continues to grow," Pfeiffer said. Morningstar head of sustainability research Jon Hale said: "Clients are clearly interested in discussing ESG with their financial advisers, but the majority of advisers ...

Last chance: Financial Standard ETF Forum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
The Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Exchange Traded Funds is a fortnight away and there's limited space left for financial advisers and other industry professionals. Following a successful inaugural event in Sydney last year, the 2017 Best ...

BlackRock hires new executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... asset manager sales for BlackRock's exchange-traded funds business iShares. She will report to head of iShares Australia, Jon Howie. Petering is responsible for developing investment solutions for asset managers, insurers, banks and pension funds. She ...