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Human Super pitches product designed for women

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... shocking and this is not the world that I want my daughter to live in. This is a fund that is aimed at solving the superannuation gap for women." The product promises to offer 'sustainable super' by using an ethical screen similar to the Norwegian pension ...

Netwealth dominating platform sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
... software providers. "Having to re-key data which exists in one source to multiple other sources has long been a key technology gap for planners. Netwealth and HUB24 have both taken steps to alleviate a key burden at a time where planners demand efficiency," ...

Kaplan uses AI to stop adviser social media blunders

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... its use among advisers. A large amount also believe there is a lack of adequate education, highlighting a serious knowledge gap when it comes to engaging clients online." "Artemis not only minimises the risk of publishing misleading content, it actively ...

Industry super attacks SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
Industry Super Australia says growth in the SMSF sector is a result of members having low levels of financial literacy. Citing a 2016 working paper from CIFR, ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said the 5.5% increase in SMSF membership in 2015 was ...

Altair hires distribution GM

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... MDA strategies but they also want something suitable for smaller clients." "We believe these two funds will help fill that gap. For Altair, it's all about creating the right investment solution to meet our clients' wealth objectives," he added.

UniSuper partners to bridge financial literacy gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
In response to a gap in financial literacy highlighted in member surveys, UniSuper recently launched two education initiatives. The $58 billion fund partnered with T. Rowe Price to make its successful US program, Money Confident Kids, available to UniSuper ...

Bond funds complete circle for Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
Legg Mason Australia managing director Andy Sowerby says launching two bond funds in the second half of 2016 completed any previous gaps in fixed income offerings. Sowerby told a media briefing in Sydney that the investment market may not have entirely ...

Advice firm creates aged care subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... managed by Wealth Planning Partners' director Amanda Cassar and Brisbane-based financial adviser Therese Jarrett. Seeing a gap in the market, Cassar - who alongside Jarrett has her full aged-care accreditation - said the business targets a massive growth ...

Advice from abroad

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
... starting Atlas, Evans was able to follow a lifelong passion having grown up as an expat himself. The business was born out of a gap in the Australian financial advice market and took shape from a combination of feedback from expats and increasing focus ...

Westpac provides head start to wealth management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... That's a significant financial head start for any child and can be put towards future education, life experiences such as a gap year or a deposit on a first home." Westpac will begin depositing the $200 contributions from 8 April 2017, with the bank ...