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A tale of three PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Two accelerations and one of moderation - this is the story painted by the latest updates on US, Eurozone and Japanese purchasing managers' index (PMI). While it still remains above the 50-expansion/contraction mark (for the 12th straight month), Markit's ...

Infrastructure fund receives recommended rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Zenith Investment Partners has given a recommended rating to the UBS Clarion Global Infrastructure Securities Fund. The fund was jointly launched in 2016 by UBS Asset Management and CBRE Clarion Securities. The fund offers investors a combination of ...

Fox urges advisers to become professionals

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Professionalism, trust, and gaining public confidence were the key takeaway messages from AFA chief executive Brad Fox at this year's Genxt Connect Tour. Speaking to a crowded Sydney ballroom, Fox plead financial advisers to take the financial standards ...

BNY Mellon secures former PM Capital head

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
PM Capital's former head of distribution has moved to an adviser-focused role with an investment management subsidiary of BNY Mellon. Insight Investment, which reported assets under management of about $700 billion in 2016, has appointed Rob Thompson ...

Global fintech heralds Australian expansion

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
A global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions is boosting its local footprint by appointing a country manager for Australia. Andrew Wood joins AxiomSL from IMF Bentham, where he held an interim consultant role. Prior to that ...

ING Direct partners with Apple Pay

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Over half a million ING Direct customers will benefit from a new integration with Apple Pay. With 74% of the bank's customer interactions coming via its mobile app, the integration is in response to high demand from customers for the mobile payment ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Queensland is boosting investment in environmentally responsible projects through green bonds issued via the state's Treasury. Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment, Curtis Pitt, said the Queensland Treasury Corporation planned to issue certified ...

Vanguard chief says embrace robo-advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
Financial advisers need to be less concerned with business growth and more concerned with doing well for their clients. That is a key message shared by Vanguard chief executive Bill McNabb at the 2017 SMSF Association National Conference, telling delegates ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The world of financial markets and tea-leaves reading would be a boring place if not for "seasonality adjusted" estimates of economic statistics, especially ones that go up one month and down the next and/or beat expectations one month and disappoint ...

SMSFs no influence on housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The self-managed superannuation fund sector is no threat to homebuyers, according to the latest insights from Class. The software firm's latest SMSF Benchmark Report shows SMSFs' are not influencing high property prices because, as a sector, they have ...