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UBS Asset Management drops fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
UBS Asset Management has reduced the management fees and indirect costs on three multi-asset funds which together have over $530 million in assets. UBS's Tactical Beta Fund range started in 2012 and invests in a range of asset classes, including ...

NAB sells stake in fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
NAB Asset Management sold down its minority stake in a global equities fund manager but will continue to distribute the strategy down under. Connecticut's' Altrinsic Global Advisors and NAB Asset Management started working together in 2011, when NAB ...

Chief economist update: This land is ours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
Five months and one day. This is the latest count since Hong Kongers started marching on the streets of China's Special Administrative Region (SAR) - on March 31 - protesting the withdrawal of the extradition bill proposed by China's "hand-picked" ...

Publisher slammed for Future Fund claim

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
A publishing house that claimed investors could mimic the performance of the Future Fund has been slapped with a $600,000 fine by the Federal Court. Online publishing company Port Phillip Publishing (PPP) has been ordered to pay a $600,000 penalty by ...

United front but no merger: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers has rebuffed the possibility of a merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia but acknowledged the two bodies are increasingly recognising the strength of a single voice and a single message. Speaking ...

Secrets to selling revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
Standards International founder Michelle Hoskin gives her tips for successfully selling a financial advice business. Appearing at the 2019 Association of Financial Advisers' National Conference, Hoskin revealed that businesses she had coached were worth ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
The Federal Government has extended the deadlines for financial advisers to pass the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's exam, as well as meet its qualification requirements. Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation ...

Chief economist update: The budget surplus can wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
It's rare for two economists to have a meeting of minds (you all know the economists' jokes), but I'm happy to read Jason Murphy's - an economist. He is the author of the new book Incentivology and an article on news.com.au entitled ...

Global fintech appoints head of Asia

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Switzerland-based fintech Avaloq has appointed a new head of Asia who will take the reins in October. Imad Abou-Haidar joins from London-headquartered software firm Finastra, where he was managing director for the Asia-Pacific region, based in Singapore. ...

Adviser of the Year named

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
The AFA Adviser of the Year for 2019 has been crowned at a gala dinner in Adelaide overnight. The Association of Financial Advisers has awarded its highest honours, presenting the Adviser of the Year, Female Excellence in Advice, Excellence in Education ...