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

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Australian wealth hits high with property splurge

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Property downturn will hit hard when it comes: experts Australians’ love affair with property and flirtation with shares pushed up their wealth to fresh record highs in the March quarter

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Finametrica wins risk profiling award at the Wealthbriefing Swiss Awards 2015

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FinaMetrica has won the ‘Best Risk Profiling Solution’ award at the 2nd WealthBriefing Swiss Awards. One of just two firm to be shortlisted in the Risk Profiling category, the triumph is

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Safer sex: women prefer less financial risk than men

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When it comes to investing, women are generally less tolerant of risk than men, and in just one in six couples will it be the female who is the bigger

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SMSF asset allocation exposes funds to big risks

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Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSFs) assets jumped almost $10 billion to $553.7 billion over the December quarter of 2014, according to data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), with Australian assets

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“High risk” advisers need to act now to elevate consumer needs

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FinaMetrica has welcomed the Australian Securities & Investment Commission’s (ASIC) inaugural Strategic Outlook, in which it has identified financial advisers as a “high risk area” for consumers. ASIC will target

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Faster net speeds and more mobile activity benefit business

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Australians are downloading more data on their mobile phones and are accessing the internet at faster speeds, which will benefit all businesses using the internet, according to FinaMetrica, an Australian

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SMSF asset allocations a cause for worry? Downturn will hit hard when it comes

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Self-managed superannuation funds’ (SMSFs) investment exposures at the end of the June quarter reveal high equity concentration risks, which leave many retirees vulnerable to an Australian share market downturn, according to

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Software investment hits record $3.26 billion

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Australian businesses invested a record $3.26 billion in software in the second quarter of 2014, reflecting the rising importance of information technology to the economy overall and to the financial

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Senate report doesn’t go far enough to protect consumers

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Australian investors have inferior protection from poor investment advice compared to their peers around the world. That situation won’t change any time soon, despite the findings of a Senate report

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