AFA Excellence in Education award nominations open for 2018

From

Nominations have opened for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Excellence in Education Award (the Award), presented in conjunction with partner Asteron Life. The Award recognises advisers who are demonstrating... Read more continue reading

PPM welcomes Andrea Slattery as a Board Advisor

From

Private Portfolio Managers Pty Limited (PPM) an established boutique funds manager and IMA provider with 20+ year performance track record, has welcomed Andrea Slattery as a Board Advisor. Andrea was... Read more continue reading

Victorian jobless rate at 6-year lows; Young people are back in the job market

From

Labour force Employment rose by 4,900 in March after a 6,300 fall in jobs in February (previously reported as a rise of 17,500 jobs). Full-time jobs fell by 19,900 while part-time... Read more continue reading

SMSF Expo to focus on investment issues 

From

SMSF trustees are seizing the opportunity to hear from industry and investment specialists at the inaugural three-day SMSF Expo being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from April... Read more continue reading

FPA confirms majority of its members are degree qualified

From

With over 3,200 members responding so far, results from the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) member questionnaire on the recent Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) announcements show... Read more continue reading

Market Thinking: Trade War talk obscures a fundamental shift to a multi-polar world

From

Trade relationships are having to be reset Trade tension is being blamed for what is essentially a ‘normal’ market correction. It is not irrelevant, but it is the new economy... Read more continue reading

OnMarket closes world’s most popular equity crowdfunding offer

From

Equity crowdfunding platform OnMarket has successfully closed the world’s most popular equity crowdfunding offer. Solar energy retailer DC Power Co. has crowdfunded close to $2.5mil from over 15,000 investors.  DC Power Co.... Read more continue reading

Robo-advice is no longer a foreign concept in Australia: Investment Trends Report

From

Robo-advice (or automated investing) is gaining traction in Australia and across the globe. The latest Investment Trends Robo-advice Report is based on a large-scale survey of over 10,000 online investors... Read more continue reading

Praemium inflows continue to grow as SMA leads the way

From

Praemium is pleased to report strong platform inflows in the March 2018 quarter, with combined gross inflows of $671 million, the third highest on record. FUA for the March quarter... Read more continue reading

OpenMarkets adopts Bloomberg EMSX for Global Equity Liquidity and Execution Services

From

Digital brokerage platform OpenMarkets has taken a crucial step to open up its platform to overseas investors after integrating with Bloomberg’s global multi-asset trading platform, Execution Management System (EMSX). The agreement... Read more continue reading