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Implemented Portfolios launches bespoke IMA offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... before," Elliot said. Elliot found the GFC demonstrated that charging high fees "at the big brand wire house wasn't sprinkling gold dust on their portfolios after all," with the IFA and ETF markets in the US surging as consumers seek greater value, and ...

What a drag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... by a 4.0% increase in imports. The ABS broke down the decline in "goods and services credits' (exports) to: "Non-monetary gold fell $671m (39%) and non-rural goods fell $403m (2%). Rural goods rose $57m (1%) and net exports of goods under merchanting ...

Australia missing golden export opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
The current withholding tax regime is severely stifling management of offshore funds, and by extension, the Australian economy. New research from UBS Asset Management and the Financial Services Council shows that over the past 30 years, the amount of ...

VanEck expands investment lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
The VanEck Australia investment team will be bolstered by the return of a New York-based associate manager. Brett Liddell, who joined VanEck's US business in 2012, has relocated back to Sydney to take on a senior role within the Australian team. Liddell ...

IFM sees value in handbags

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... years to December 2015. In contrast, over the same time period the S&P 500 produced an average real return of 8.65%, while gold delivered a return average of 1.9%.

FICAP RockStar fundraiser draws record support

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... support again this year from our community of sponsors. We have set a new sponsorship record in 2017 with seven Platinum and 35 Gold sponsors." "On top of that, the event is a sell-out. We're all set for 900 of the industry's finest to turn up and rock ...

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... is also invested in the Darwin, Alice Springs and Tennant Creek airports, as well as recently investing in Stage 2 of the Gold Coast Light Rail. A committee comprising representatives from both Palisade and council will be established to oversee the ...

Perpetual hires former Count CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
A new group executive will take the reins at Perpetual Investments in April. Before this role, David Lane was chief executive of Count Financial - the wealth management business established by industry luminary Barry Lambert in 1980. Prior to that ...

Rothschild snaps up former Goldman Sachs exec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
In an expansion of its equity capital markets advisory business, a former Goldman Sachs executive will join Rothschild Global Advisory. Previously head of equities for Goldman Sachs' Australian and New Zealand business, David Acton has been appointed ...

Bus operator fails to pay super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
A Gold Coast tour bus operator accused of failing to pay the superannuation guarantee to two workers from non-English speaking backgrounds will face court over thousands of dollars of alleged underpayments. A driver for AVA Travel contacted the Fair ...