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TelstraSuper commits to innovation

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
TelstraSuper is betting on disruptive technology being developed at Australian and global universities after partnering with intellectual property commercialisation company IP Group. Australia's largest corporate superannuation fund has placed $35 million ...

MLC launches claims processing platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
MLC Life Insurance launched a platform that it believes will process claims more efficiently. The life insurer has partnered with global claim management software provider ClaimVantage in an attempt to make claims quicker and simpler. MLC Life Insurance ...

Banks charging more for less in super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Retail funds collected $8.7 billion in superannuation fees in 2016 despite delivering 2% less per annum in performance over 10 years, according to Rainmaker research. The Rainmaker report was commissioned by Industry Super Australia, which argued that ...

NAB adviser puts beneficiaries at risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... non-lapsing binding beneficiary nominations to have two witnesses to the clients' signature. NAB Financial Planning general manager Tim Steele said that the firm is not aware of any customers having been impacted, but it will work with trustees to determine ...

Global real estate investors too nonchalant: Man GPM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Investors will benefit from focusing on defensive strategies within property portfolios as the overall real estate market may be gearing up for a correction. Man Global Private Markets' co-head of real assets Mikko Syrjanen believes there are too many ...

Banking and Finance Oath secures strong conference program

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
The Banking and Finance Oath holds its inaugural conference in Sydney next week and it has secured an impressive lineup to drive the importance of trust and ethical foundations in financial services. Banking and Finance Oath executive Cris Parker said ...

Vanguard appoints new head of investments

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Vanguard is reshuffling its Asia-Pacific investment team, appointing a new head of investments in the process. Daniel Reyes, currently heading up Vanguard's US advised portfolio solutions team, will take on the role. He replaces Rodney Comegys, who ...

Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Lock it in, Eddie. Lock in another 25 basis point interest rate hike after the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee meets on 13-14 June. The odds of the Fed raising the fed funds rate from 0.75%-1.0% to 1.0%-1.25% next month have already risen to more ...

Qualitas launches fund, adds two directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
... that will finance residential and commercial development projects. Both will report to real estate finance managing director Tim Johansen. Power joins as a director of real estate finance responsible for providing senior and mezzanine debt, and preferred ...

Spreads reduced in bond trading facility

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
Multi-asset trading and investment specialist Saxo Capital Markets is reducing spreads and increasing execution times for fixed income securities. The move comes six months after the launch of the firm's digital bond trading solution which covers more ...