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Low return world a boon for VC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
A number of institutional investors are proving the health sciences venture capital space holds significant potential for Australian investors, with funding from the likes of QIC and Hostplus driving major pharmaceutical developments. According to data ...

Findex brings family office to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Findex has launched an integrated wealth management service aimed at bringing the family office model out of the domain of the ultra-rich. Suitably named Family Office, the new service aims to provide a "single point of contact" for all aspects of wealth ...

Aussie bonds attractive to global investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank is seeing an increase in global pension funds and central banks attending its events and seeking expertise to better understand the Australian bond market. Addressing the bank's ninth Annual Global Markets Conference in Sydney ...

MLC portfolios receive Highly Recommended rating

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The MLC Inflation Plus portfolios recently received its highest rating, a Highly Recommended from research house Zenith Investment Partners. MLC chief investment officer, Jonathan Armitage, said: "We're extremely proud to have been recognised by Zenith ...

ACSI calls time on all-male boards

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has warned the remaining ASX 200 companies without female board representation that time is running out before votes are made against sitting directors. The ultimatum follows ACSI's target, announced ...

Advisers must understand psychological differences

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Financial advisers must understand fundamental psychological differences between clients and the impact this has on financial decisions, new NAB research shows. The research shows there are three regions of the brain that are anatomically different ...

Institutions grappling with risk culture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
APRA acknowledges that despite a stronger focus on risk culture, most institutions are grappling to articulate what type of risk culture they aspire to have, let alone how they will address weaknesses. In a paper released yesterday, APRA said the inability ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
Australia new motor vehicle sales Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data show that the total new motor vehicle sales rose by 2.5% over the month of September to a record high 100,640 units. This followed a flat outcome in the previous month and ...

Portfolio rebalancing highlights adviser value

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
Portfolio rebalancing is crucial to portfolio risk management but it also demonstrates the value advisers provide to clients, according to IOOF head of product Chris Weldon. Weldon notes that rebalancing is an important risk management process and while ...

InvestmentLink backs mobile advice start-up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
InvestmentLink has made its first data grant to a mobile platform for financial advisers. As part of InvestmentLink's commitment to fintech, Harmonee will have 18 months of free access to 600 data feeds, which are currently used by more than 12,000 ...