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Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A majority of Australian financial services firms said they were confidently ready for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID) reforms that took effect on January 3, according to Financial Standard's weekly spot poll. More than half ...

Same old same old from the BOJ

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
While the Fed lifted interest rates at its final meet for 2017, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) followed the others - ECB, BOE, SNB - in keeping the status quo this side of the New Year. And like the rest of 'em, it's optimistic over the Japanese economy's ...

Listed advice firm loses major shareholder

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2017
A listed financial planning and broking firm with over $40 billion in funds under advice told the ASX that a major shareholder and global financial services group has sold down its stake in the company. UBS owned 15.8% of Bell Financial Group; Bell ...

Former industry fund CIO leaves Vanguard after seven months

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The former chief investment officer of Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund has parted ways with Vanguard Australia after just seven months. Mary McLaughlin commenced as senior investment specialist at Vanguard in May, with the fund manager ...

Banks feeling heat as MiFID II looms: Liquidnet

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2017
The January 3 deadline for the EU's MiFID II regime should serve as a warning for banks offering mediocre bundled research products, according to Liquidnet founder and chief executive Seth Merrin. Speaking to Financial Standard, Merrin said that now ...

Sydney licensee caught out on conflicts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2017
ASIC accepted an enforceable undertaking from a Sydney investment banking, stockbroking and research firm following an investigation into conflicts of interest. In July 2015 Foster Stockbroking was the sole lead manager for the initial public offering ...

Iron ore's ups and downs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
How could the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) get it so spectacularly wrong? You, I and Irene could be forgiven for thinking so if you overlay today's Australian Financial Review's (AFR) headline, "Iron ore extends rally, fresh bull market beckons" ...

Managed accounts here for the long haul

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Managed accounts are on a trajectory which will see the products become the dominant structure in investment platforms, according to a senior industry figure. HUB24 director of strategic development Jason Entwistle said the fact that managed accounts ...

Perennial LIC extends investment mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
A Perennial-managed listed investment company specialising in managing downside risk in Australian equities has amended its investment guidelines. Following the board's approval, Wealth Defender Equities (WDE) can now up its allocation to small cap ...

Oil's gift to central bankers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
Only one word comes to mind when the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mentioned, and that is oil - for it has plenty of it. According to Investopedia, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is often cited as the world's largest oil producer. The country produces 13.24% ...