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Fin365 to launch hybrid advice platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Fin365 is planning to launch a robo-advice platform, having acquired miPlan as part of its strategy. miPlan is a privately-owned, self-licensed robo-advice platform for individuals, retirees and small businesses. The acquisition aligns with Fin365's ...

Sustainability will send some broke: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Efforts to become more sustainable will challenge many firms and perhaps even bankrupt some, experts from MFS Investment Management have noted. In a new research note, MFS global investment strategist Robert Almeida and research analyst Robert Wilson ...

BetaShares to launch more megatrend ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2021
The ETF provider will soon launch three new ETFs investing in electric vehicles, digital and mobile payments technology and e-sports. Looking to capture the growth of both these long-term megatrends and the increasing popularity of thematic ETFs, BetaShares ...

AMP North further expands menu

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
AMP's platform North made 20 investment options available in December. One dozen sustainability and eight technology-themed options are now available to financial advisers. The technology-themed options reflect growing appetite among advisers and ...

Advice gap spurs boom in investment media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
The gap between those who want financial advice and those who have the means to afford it is being credited for the popularity of media companies offering investment news and tips. Investment newsletter founded by Marcus Padley Marcus Today recently ...

Six Park hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
... Park hired a new operations chief in September who finished up at Westpac after a decade with the bank. Tuula Keto is the robo-adviser's chief operating officer. She most recently worked in the bank's group and change integration unit and before ...

ETF Securities taps into fintech, blockchain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2021
... by the innovation in technology sector. We have seen a lot of fintech disruption already in the form of digital wallets, robo-advice, instant international money transfers and free share trading," ETF Securities head of distribution Kanish Chugh said. ...

Aussies stick with DIY advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... justify it. Just 12% are using a financial adviser; another 9% used an adviser in the past, planned to engage one or engaged a robo-advice platform. Among the advised population, those aged 30-39 were the most likely to have increased engagement, either ...

InvestSMART launches installment investment product

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
The robo-adviser's new investment product allows lower-balance investors to invest $10,000 now in ETF portfolios with a $4000 initial investment, with the rest split into monthly installments. InvestSMART's fundlater loans the investor the remaining ...

Stockspot hires from Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
The robo-advice business has appointed a head of superannuation and partnerships, hiring from Vanguard. Enid Lal started in the newly created role on August 16. She will lead product initiatives to support Stockspot's direct clients including SMSFs ...