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100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... consensus EPS expectations, better than the 70% one-year average." It's not looking so good for the economy though with the advance estimate of US GDP slowing to an annualised rate of 0.7% in the first quarter from 2.1% in the December 2016 quarter. ...

Nominations for adviser award opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... strengthening and developing the financial advice profession. "Only through continual improvement in ourselves can we advance our profession overall. That's why this award is so valued and essential, as it not only recognises the nominees, but also the ...

New portal advances SMSF advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
Financial advisers can now manage the entire needs of SMSF clients through a new purpose built, cloud-based solution. Queensland-based financial services firm Quill Group has developed a new low-cost portal to enable advisers to establish a new SMSF ...

Robotic stock picking: the future is now

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
The world's largest fund manager has shifted the goal posts for active equity investment, announcing it will take the enormous step of combining humans and machines for stock selection. The question is what scale does this new man and machine combination ...

Sovereign wealth fund growth steady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... states view sovereign wealth funds as a key element of economic futureproofing, and so many are looking to set up and advance their own state-backed entities to assist the nation's socio-economic development and diversify exposure away from a reliance ...

BlackRock's Fink commends Aussie infrastructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
BlackRock chairman and chief executive Larry Fink has praised Australia's use of private capital in funding infrastructure, and said the US needs to catch up. In his annual letter to shareholders, Fink said the United States trails behind countries ...

New alliance to encourage female planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... women in financial planning, the Financial Planning Association of Australia will work with Financial Executive Women to advance the progression of women in the industry. Announcing the alliance at the 4th annual Financial Executive Women Leadership ...

Mobile education drives advice professionalism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
Financial advisers looking to increase their level of education in the face of the professional standards legislation can now do so through a joint venture between knowITdigital and vocational education provider Monarch Institute. Users of knowITdigital's ...

ANZ trials voice biometrics

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
ANZ will be the first Australian bank to introduce voice biometrics for higher value transactions on mobile devices. From the middle of this year, customers transferring more than $1000 through ANZ's mobile apps will be able to use their voice to automatically ...

Former CFS executive joins Class board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... manager, retirement at Colonial First State, Rubinsztein has also held senior leadership roles with BT Funds Management and Advance Funds Management, and is a former director of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. Currently serving ...