Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
investor daily logo

News

default image

09 September 2013 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

Banks have bad debts in hand: Fidelity

Concerns about rising bad debt within Australian banks are likely overblown, says Fidelity Australian Opportunities Fund portfolio manager Kate Howitt

READ MORE
icon

Advisers getting smarter with ETFs

Financial advisers are starting to take a more nuanced approach to exchange-traded funds, according to BlackRock’s Jonathan Howie. Rather than ...

READ MORE
icon

SMSF Strategy Day registrations now open

Registrations were today opened for the highly-anticipated SMSF Strategy Day, to be held as a three-city roadshow in November. Now in its seventh ...

READ MORE
icon

AVCAL chief steps down

The chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL), Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, has resigned her position

READ MORE
icon

Advisers forced to justify platform selection

Financial advisers have a new obligation to justify the use of a particular platform to their clients – and it is tucked away in an ASIC regulatory ...

READ MORE
icon

Hedge fund reforms impact long/short funds

The government’s disclosure requirement legislation targeted at hedge funds could also impact long/short funds, as some may fall into the same ...

READ MORE
icon

Cross-sell disparity ‘unsurprising’: ME Bank

Industry fund and union-affiliated ME Bank said it is ‘unsurprising’ that retail banks have a much higher crossover between personal super and retail ...

READ MORE
icon

APRA stands firm on reporting deadlines

The superannuation industry’s pleas for an extension to the due dates for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's (APRA's) data reporting ...

READ MORE
icon

Wolf of Wall St has lessons for platform reps

Jordan Belfort, the infamous ‘Wolf of Wall Street’, shared his sales knowledge as well as his ethical missteps with delegates at the recent Wraps, ...

READ MORE
icon

Exchange-traded products continue to boom

The boom in the exchange-traded product (ETP) market shows no sign of losing momentum, reaching a record $8.8 billion in assets, according to the ...

READ MORE