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Asset managers leverage tech, outsourcing for growth

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The firms that succeed in the months ahead will leverage technology and scalable solutions to drive growth and reduce costs. That's according to new research from Northern Trust, who argue COVID-19 has highlighted the potential of technology and outsourcing ...

Asset allocation in a post-pandemic world

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... geographies - to protect your portfolio from seismic volatility shocks. Tim Sparks, head of distribution and marketing at Bell Direct said typically, when returns for one asset class are low, returns for another may be high, decreasing volatility across ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... "Having said that, like all businesses, Appen could be impacted by a recession, which I think is likely and will be severe." Bell Direct market analyst Jessica Amir said investors, both institutional and retail, had been focused on companies with the ...

Why COVID-19 could boost ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
As the world celebrates Earth Day today,the environmentally conscious in the investment industry have said COVID-19 could be the crisis that causes us to take climate change more seriously. Calvert Research president and chief executive John Streur ...

Former Wallaby banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
... banned along with Damien Rodr following an investigation into trading in shares of DirectMoney in 2015. Rodr was a trader at Bell Potter and Poidevin was Bell Potter's managing director of corporate broking at the time. ASIC first banned Poidevin ...

Could relief on advice compliance save consumers?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
Panicked, stressed people are making rash decisions and falling victim to scams as they navigate the economic fallout of COVID-19 - but compliance has left some financial advisers and service providers feeling hamstrung in helping. Meg Heffron, managing ...

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The entire Ong household is now working from home. I still have two adult "babies" living at home but I'm not complaining, they pay rent and help with the household chores - home-made freshly-cooked dinners are gratis. We're one of the lucky ...

Equities not that expensive: Hamish Douglass

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
US stocks are not expensive, despite their stretched valuations. In fact, it's all just a matter of "gravity" or the historically low interest rate environment, according to Magellan's Hamish Douglass. Speaking to a near-full crowd at the firm's ...

Desktop Broker hires senior sales exec

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... Xplore Wealth. Prior to that he spent nine years as a business development manager at Powerwrap. Desktop Broker is powered by Bell Direct. "In the current market, financial advisers continue to explore ways to grow their business and improve efficiencies. ...

Bell FG appoints director, releases FY results

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
Bell Financial Group has appointed an industry veteran as a non-executive director to its board, effective immediately. Christine Feldmanis adds the role to her already impressive resume; currently serving as a director of Perpetual Equity Investment ...