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Super fund appoints GM

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
A $57 billion industry superannuation fund has made a new appointment to its leadership team. Rest has moved to strengthen its strategic technology capabilities through the appointment of a new general manager of technology, as it moves towards a new ...

Adviser scammed family, friends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
A New York investment adviser named Ruless Pierre allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme that unlawfully obtained more than $2 million from investors who were told they'd see returns of 20% every two months. Part of the scheme, known as the Amongst Friends ...

IOOF struck by outflows, former chair resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
IOOF has reported $133 million in quarterly net outflows from its financial advice and investment management businesses for the 3 months to 30 September. The Financial Advice division had $33 million of net inflows compared to $119 million of net inflows ...

ETFS Capital backs indexing startup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
ETFS Capital, chaired by Australian billionaire Graham Tuckwell, made a significant investment in a London indexing startup founded by industry heavyweights last year. Moorgate Benchmarks kicked off last year and aims to provide benchmark solutions ...

FinClear wins trading tech mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
Burrell Stockbroking and Superannuation has chosen FinClear to replace ASX Best for its multimarket trading needs. Multimarket trading terminal ASX Best will be turned off on September 30 and a number of specialist technology vendors have stepped in ...

DomaCom launches senior equity release product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2019
The ASX-listed investment platform has released a first of its kind senior equity release product for Australia, targeting financial advisers working with clients over 60. DomaCom's senior equity release product launched this week with an accreditation ...

Industry funds announce $26bn joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
Two industry superannuation funds have announced a joint venture that will create a $26 billion entity, aimed at delivering scale benefits to their combined 150,000 members. Equipsuper and Catholic Super have signed a memorandum of understanding to ...

Quirky SMSF investments unveiled

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
A new report from SuperConcepts unveils some of the most unusual investments held in self-managed superannuation funds, which include ATMs, livestock and frozen horse semen. The SMSF administration and software provider's Investment Patterns Report ...

Collaboration needed for AI and machine advice programs

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
More collaboration is needed to ensure the effectiveness of artificial intelligence and machine-based programs across the financial services industry, according to Kaplan Professional and Red Marker. In December 2018, multiple industry associations ...

State Super CIO exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Richard Hedley exits after more than two years in the role. He was responsible for the design and oversight of all State Super's investment strategies, including advising on investment objectives, policies and strategic asset allocation. Hedley was ...