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Over-reliant bank lending slows OECD economic growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
An over-reliance on bank lending poses risks to long-term growth in Australia, according a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The report said recent financial development shows further expansion of bank credit ...

IOOF ripe for takeover, fund manager says

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
IOOF's sale of Perennial Growth and Perennial Fixed Income to Henderson would make the business more attractive to potential buyers, Beulah Capital managing director Christian Ryan said. Ryan manages the Takeover Target Portfolio, a strategy that invests ...

DST partners UK wealth manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... capabilities. The product is reported to give wealth managers and advisers access to a suite of products and services via a multi-channel portal that manages all online and mobile content. The UK firm is in the process of outsourcing its back-office ...

UK business leads BTIM inflows

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... came from the BTIM's UK business J O Hambro, whose JOHCM suite of funds was largely sold via the higher margin wholesale channel. However, the Australian business saw net outflows of $600 million, mainly from low margin products in the institutional ...

Better to own or to rent investments?

JOHN DYALL  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The latest fixed income market outlook from BlackRock's Rick Rieder poses the interesting question of whether there are some assets in a portfolio which are there for the long term and others which have a place for a short time, depending on opportunities ...

REI Super launches live video advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... during the same period. REI Super advice fees are scaled and depend on the level of advice, as well as on the communication channel, with video advice being more affordable than traditional face to face advice. REI Super members receive advice through ...

Don't blame "churning" on advisers: Synchron

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... insurers have declined to act and are seeking Government intervention or regulation and blaming all issues on the advice channel, the company said. In light of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) report and the Trowbridge report ...

Midwinter launches scaled advice division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
Software provider Midwinter has set up a scaled advice division and appointed a former Fortnum Financial executive to lead the company's strategy in this area. Halie Samson will be head of scaled advice at Midwinter and was previously project manager ...

Decimal Software partners with US fintech giant

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
ASX-listed Decimal Software has partnered with United States fintech company Yodlee to enter the US market for the first time. Decimal confirmed it has already opened an office in the country and expects to benefit from Yodlee's platform, which counts ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Direct-to-consumer retail distribution via platforms is on the rise in the UK and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution ...