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Platinum inflows boosted by increased marketing spend

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... to the development and promotion of Platinum's Funds," Platinum chairman Michael Cole and director Kerr Neilson said in a joint statement. "As the Australian equities market continues to face challenges that are mostly linked to the decline in commodity ...

Financial services adding more to economy than mining

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... Financial services contributed more to the economy than any other industry in the 12 months to 30 September 2015, according to a joint Financial Services Council (FSC) and UBS report. Figures in the second annual State of the Industry Report show that ...

Challenger unveils new technical services scholarship

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
Challenger has revealed details of its new scholarship program to support the company's commitment to continuing education for financial services and advice professionals. The scholarship program offers two comprehensive courses: Aged Care Planning ...

PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Turnbull Government is the latest administration to announce a superannuation inquiry to investigate efficiency of the system and review how default funds are selected. A statement jointly released by Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... encourage clients to save up sooner rather than later. "Procrastination is the greatest killer of value," said Bell. Matt Heine, joint managing director at netwealth, challenged the audience to rethink how they assess their clients' investment needs ...

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... members, more must be done to better support and empower female trustees. This is also true when it comes to funds with joint-trustees, with major life events such as a divorce leaving many female trustees without the confidence to manage what is many ...

Survey reveals super fund strategic priorities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... superannuation funds' three-year strategic plans but new concerns are also being brought to the boardroom, according to a joint survey of fund chief executives by ASFA and PwC. Chief executives representing retail, corporate, public sector and industry ...

Rice Warner puts its case for budget changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... federal budget, alongside a raft of other proposed changes in 2016. Rice Warner would still like to see super funds offer joint accounts for couples; employers be allowed to pay additional contributions for female employees; and removal of the $450-a-month ...

App lets Australians invest pocket change

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... the minimum balance of $5," said Acorns Australia managing director George Lucas. Acorns Grow Australia Limited is a 50/50 joint venture between Acorns Grow Incorporated of the USA and Instreet Investment Limited. The joint venture was established in ...

Synchron debuts new risk advice solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Synchron has revealed the prototype of the fixed term level life insurance product it has developed jointly with AIA Australia. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Synchron director Don Trapnell said the idea came about after researching how life ...