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ME and mutuals must embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Australian mutuals are being encouraged to further embrace disruptive fintech and start-up solutions in a bid to capitalise on challenges faced by their bigger competitors.

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Each of the recent trade agreement presents a significant opportunity for Australian fund managers to either expand their current Asian footprint or to commence one.

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
"What the committee has been expecting is that the economy will continue to grow at a pace that's sufficient to generate further improvements to the labor market and to return inflation to our 2 percent target over the medium term."

NAB Asset Servicing appoints Citi as global custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
After months of speculation National Australia Bank Asset Servicing (NAS) has announced the appointment of Citi as its global custodian.

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Well, 'twas a coin flip anyway - the rationales for a cut was equally rational as those for a no cut - so no blame all around.

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The big four banks' wealth businesses benefitted from a lower Australian dollar and a strong performance in investment markets for most of the year but generating acceptable return on equity (ROE) remains a challenge.

Class amends IPO after AMP acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Class, the self-managed superannuation fund administrative software provider, has lost about 10,500 billable SMSF portfolios from its customer base following two acquisitions announced by AMP.

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Australia, after all, is one of the few economies where monetary policy has not been corrupted by "non-conventional" policies to date... so the 'Taylor Rule' should still work.

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
A growing number of Australasian financial services professionals in Hong Kong have helped establish a partnership between two industry development groups.

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
The direction of iron ore prices is largely tied to outlook for China's economy - the world's largest consumer of the commodity.