Good content marketing is about getting your storytelling straight
Anthony O’Brien gives his three top tips on developing a better content marketing program – and how to implement them – for your financial advice business.
September 26, 2016
AMP Capital finds Asia’s aging population could be a boon for savvy real estate investors
A significant demographic shift in Asia has resulted in the emergence of senior living real estate as a significant potential investment opportunity in economies such as Japan, China and Korea, according to AMP Capital. A new whitepaper entitled Investing in the grey boom: A role for senior living real estate in Asia, which was authored
September 23, 2016
Netwealth launches global managed account solution
Netwealth, Australia’s largest non-institutional platform provider, has announced the launch of a new International Managed Account solution which provides investors and advisers with direct access to global equity markets coupled with professional management, trade execution and administration. As part of the launch, Arnhem, a boutique asset management firm with a unique global focus, is the
September 23, 2016
Saying industry funds are ‘anti advice’ is simply wrong
Pronouncing industry superannuation funds “anti advice” and saying they don’t recognise the value of financial planning just isn’t borne out by the facts. Simon Hoyle writes.
September 23, 2016
Starting the conversation around mental health in financial services
An event next month will put the spotlight on the issue of mental health in financial services, providing insights into the impacts of suicide, and raising funds for Lifeline.
September 23, 2016
Global infrastructure to thrive
An enormous shortfall in global infrastructure over the past three decades will drive a US$40 trillion investment in the global infrastructure sector by 2030 according to a new white paper launched by VanEck today. VanEck’s ‘Investing in global infrastructure’ white paper highlights that the growth of the infrastructure sector will be driven by two structural
September 22, 2016
Yieldbroker receives ‘world first’ approval to tap US market
Yieldbroker, Australia’s OTC interest rate exchange, has become the first foreign-regulated, multilateral swap trading facility to receive long-term approval to access US-based customers. The move secures billions of dollars of trade business, removes commercial uncertainty and is one more step towards achieving Yieldbroker’s vision of becoming a globally significant platform for trading in Australian and
September 22, 2016
Strong FY16 growth for LICs – small cap focus best performer
Leading investment research house, Independent Investment Research (“IIR”), has today released its latest quarterly update on the Listed Investment Company (LIC) sector. The report outlines that at 30 June 2016, there were 90 LICs and Listed Investment Trusts (LITs) on the ASX, with a collective market capitalisation of $29.5B. The number of LICs and LITs
September 22, 2016
How the ABA protocol will weed out dodgy financial planners
Professionalisation is the aim of a new protocol for the ABA. Years in the making, the protocol will help identify financial planners with poor track records. Simon Hoyle writes.
September 22, 2016
Female-friendly profession could still do more for women
Catherine McGregor will speak at the FPA’s national congress in Perth in November at the Women in Financial Planning Breakfast, offering her own unique perspective. Simon Hoyle writes.
September 22, 2016
Tu quoque, mate? Logical fallacies won’t save the world
Banning moon boots won’t stop climate change, and Dixon Bainbridge says making decisions for the entire financial advice industry based on the opinions of only 10 per cent of advisers will not work either.
September 22, 2016
Nikko Asset Management launches Japan Share Concentrated Fund
As part of a continuing strategy to expand its range of offerings in the Australian market, Nikko Asset Management has launched the Nikko AM Japan Share Concentrated Fund. The Fund aims to achieve capital growth over the long term and will provide investors with exposure to an actively managed and relatively concentrated portfolio of specifically
September 21, 2016
