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26 October 2017 • By Jessica Yun • 1 min read

Major banks and insurers eye up annuities

Shifts in demographics and regulation may see life insurers and financial institutions drift towards the annuities market, Morningstar has predicted

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Asia-Pacific dominates IPO activity

Initial public offering deals in Asia-Pacific constituted more than half (65 per cent) of IPO deals across the world this year, according to EY

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Rebuilding trust must go beyond regulation

Banks need to go beyond the minimum regulatory requirements if they want to regain the trust of their customers, according to the UK-based Chartered ...

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Government to strengthen ASIC penalties

Treasury’s ASIC taskforce has proposed substantial increases to penalties issued by ASIC, as recommended by the Financial System Inquiry

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Future Fund ups exposure to global equities

The Future Fund shifted 2 per cent of its portfolio out of cash into developed market global equities in the three months to 30 September

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Global decarbonisation strategy launched

Russell Investments has launched a low-carbon global shares fund that utilises the firm’s proprietary ‘decarbonisation’ investment strategy

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Equity ‘bubble’ fears overstated: Vertium AM

Global and domestic stock markets certainly look expensive but they are not in “bubble” territory, according to Vertium Asset Management

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Don’t believe all the LIC ‘hype’: Zenith

Just because a fund manager has a good track record does not mean it makes sense for investors to buy into their listed investment company, warns ...

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Fiducian announces board transition plans

Fund manager and financial planning dealer group Fiducian has announced its board-level succession plans, with Indy Singh to eventually replace ...

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XTBs can ‘safeguard’ against rising rates

Exchange-traded bonds can provide certainty in a portfolio otherwise prone to volatility and rising interest rates, says fixed income firm XTB

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