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Citi to roll out voice biometric authentication

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Reciting PINs, passwords and answers to security questions to telephone customer service staff will soon be a thing of the past for Citi's Australian consumer banking customers as the bank rolls out voice biometric authentication. The technology identifies ...

CFS launches Millennial-targeted super option

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Colonial First State has introduced a new superannuation investment option targeted at members born from 2000 to 2004. The FirstChoice Lifestage 2000-2004 option has a 90% allocation towards growth assets, which can be tailored as a member advances ...

StepStone signs KPMG investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Global asset manager and private markets adviser StepStone has lifted out an infrastructure investment advisory team from KPMG to boost tailored institutional offerings. StepStone has announced that KPMG's Australian head of direct investments and deal ...

Funds management rife with "dressed up" performance data: Cerulli

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
A new Cerulli Associates report suggests fund managers are increasingly "spinning" back-tested data as real performance. The Cerulli Edge - Europe Edition report highlights the lack of clarity investment consultants face when selecting funds; they often ...

Charter Hall announces unit registry mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Charter Hall has announced it has selected its unit registry partner for its institutional property funds. OneVue Fund Services, which currently administers over 400 funds representing $400 billion in assets, will now provide unit registry services ...

LGS appoints head of advice

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Local Government Super (LGS) has appointed former NGS Super head of financial planning to the role of head of advice. Andrew Dunkerley has over 20 years' experience in financial services, including senior roles at NGS Super and Industry Fund Services. ...

Instreet partners with investment advisory for ethical platform

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2016
Instreet Investment has announced a strategic partnership to develop its ethical investment platform, the Emerald Wrap. Following its acquisition of The Emerald Club in January 2015, Instreet has been developing the Emerald Wrap as a tailored investment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
ANZ job advertisements Total job advertisements in Australia declined by 0.8% in April following a 0.1% increase in the previous month. While the year-on-year growth rate in job ads remained at a positive 6.3%, it has slowed from 10.0% in March and ...

Robo-advice to impact not replace: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Robo-advice is set to have the greatest impact on the financial services industry over the next five years, according to new member research by CFA Institute. The Fintech Survey found that 70% of respondents believe that mass affluent investors will ...

Fiducian targeting SMAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Financial services platform provider Fiducian has flagged it will be targeting self-managed accounts in the next financial year, capitalising on the rise in SMAs being set up by independent financial advisers. Fiducian chief information officer Alan ...