‘Minding the gap’ – Saxo’s Essential Trades for Q1

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Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has published its quarterly ‘Essential Trades’ for global markets and key trading ideas for 2016.... Read more continue reading

Structural reforms in China

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, suggests that structural reforms in China will play an important role in determining the trends of global financial markets in 2016. This is... Read more continue reading

Parametric ‘insomnia’ survey reveals what keeps fund trustees awake at night

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Regulatory change, inadequate post-retirement solutions for members and the negative impact of a sharp market fall on member balances are the key issues keeping trustees of APRA-regulated superannuation funds wide... Read more continue reading

Rubik appoints Joanna McCarthy head of marketing and communications

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Financial services software company Rubik Financial (Rubik) has appointed Joanna McCarthy to the newly created position of Head of Marketing and Communications. Reporting to Rubik CEO, Iain Dunstan, she will... Read more continue reading

CommInsure appointed as insurance partner by Prime Super

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Prime Super has announced the appointment of CommInsure, the insurance arm of Commonwealth Bank, as their new Group Insurer after a competitive tender process. The partnership will take effect on... Read more continue reading

Neuberger Berman acquires options investment from Horizon Kinetics

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Neuberger Berman has announced that it has acquired from Horizon Kinetics an investment team that manages collateralised index-based options portfolios that seek to capture global volatility premiums. The team’s investment... Read more continue reading

Synchron writes to Government calling for separation of advice disciplines

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Australia’s leading independently owned licensee, Synchron, has written to Government, urging that reforms to the Education Standards Bill include streamlined education pathways for differing disciplines. “In our letter we reflect... Read more continue reading

Perpetual appoints David Kiddie as Group Executive Perpetual Investments

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Perpetual has announced the appointment of David Kiddie to the position of Group Executive, Perpetual Investments effective February 2016. Mr Kiddie will lead the Perpetual Investments business including the investment... Read more continue reading

Saxo Bank’s 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2016

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Could the euro, Brazil and oil be the unlikely winners of the year? Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management lifts view on global equities to moderately overweight 

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 Lifts stance to slightly overweight from neutral on global equities  Underweight stance on global bonds amid expectation of a moderate rise in yields  U.S. dollar seen as strong in 2016... Read more continue reading