Finalists announced for the 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and leading life insurance specialist TAL yesterday announced this year’s finalists for the AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award (the Award). The Award was established... Read more continue reading

NSW Minister for Innovation joins 32 top FinTech Innovators at Afiniation Showcase

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Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello was today confirmed as a keynote speaker alongside 32 of Australia and New Zealand’s top financial technology (FinTech) innovators at the upcoming Afiniation FinTech Showcase to be... Read more continue reading

FPA announces Jennifer Byrne for 2015 Professionals Congress

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Award-winning journalist and broadcaster Jennifer Byrne will be the speaker of the ‘Women in Financial Planning Breakfast’ at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) 2015 Professionals Congress in Brisbane, the FPA... Read more continue reading

FSC congratulates Malcolm Turnbull

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The Financial Services Council congratulates Malcolm Turnbull on becoming the new Prime Minister-designate of Australia. Sally Loane CEO of the FSC said: “Mr Turnbull brings a wealth of experience in... Read more continue reading

FinaMetrica and NBK Private Bank Switzerland collaborate on Robo

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FinaMetrica, a leading global provider of investment suitability tools, announced yesterday it has developed with the NBK Private Bank Switzerland (NBK) a new sophisticated robo advisor for NBK’s private bankers, which... Read more continue reading

State Street Global Advisors launches Smart Beta World Multi-Factor ETF

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State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation yesterday launched the SPDR® MSCI® World Quality Mix Fund on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The fund will... Read more continue reading

Japan to participate in Asia Region Funds Passport

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Last week’s announcement that Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia intend to participate in the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) will significantly boost the trade of managed funds... Read more continue reading

Asian frontier economies face refinancing risks

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Asian frontier-market economies need to refinance a significant amount of external liabilities over the coming year. Their sovereign fundamentals are not too concerning, but the timing isn’t ideal, given the... Read more continue reading

Chinese retail sales: fastest growth in 8 months

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Chinese economic data Chinese retail sales rose by 10.8 per cent annual rate in year to August. The result was above forecasts (+10.5 per cent) and above the 10.5 per... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 11 September, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets have had another volatile week as worries about China and the Fed linger, but most markets saw gains. While... Read more continue reading