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Forget LICs, the key to retail is in active ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Active managers targeting mum and dad investors have rushed to launch their funds as listed investment companies (LICs) on the ASX, but a growing number of professional investors think the key to retail is elsewhere. Lazard Asset Management managing ...

Link Group launches digital super card

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Link Group has launched a digital superannuation membership card designed for use on smartphones. The digital card is available to members immediately after they join online and it allows customers to access details of their super fund via their smartphone. ...

Altius fund added to netwealth platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The Altius Sustainable Bond Fund has had its second platform listing since it was launched late last year. The fund will be available to investors and advisers on the netwealth platform. The Altius fund is a diversified Australian fixed interest ethical ...

Investors flee Aussie equities, turn to international

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
Australia's love story with its own stocks might have run its course, with new figures showing that inflows into international equities exchange traded funds (ETFs) have outpaced their domestic counterparts. Inflows for Vanguard's international equity ...

Xero inking partnership for real-time PI insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
Cloud-based accounting software company Xero is in talks with an insurer to provide data feeds to facilitate real-time professional indemnity insurance cover. Speaking to Financial Standard, Xero managing director Chris Ridd said that the real-time ...

Difficult year for insurance income: CBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev said it had been a difficult year for life insurance income and more work needs to be done to make its product attractive. Yesterday the bank announced a $9.1 billion cash profit for the past financial year ...

Capital raising not total solution: CIFR

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
A study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) suggests that on top of banks increasing capital, more can be done to improve their financial stability. The study says in addition to banks increasing capital, compensation structures ...

NAB's Redpoint wins industry fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... Infrastructure strategy provides the opportunity to achieve a great risk-adjusted return for Intrust members." Redpoint chief executive Tim Batho added, "We are delighted that an award-winning industry fund like Intrust Super has entrusted Redpoint with ...

Berkeley scientist develops game for advice clients

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
Capital Preferences has designed a new tool to help financial advisers better understand their clients' and, in turn, help them make better investment decisions, with the help of a scientist from the University of California, Berkeley. The financial ...

New Calastone service automates distribution processing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Global funds transaction network, Calastone, has launched its new automated distribution service, aimed at cutting out mistakes from manual input and shortening processing times. The distribution solution connects fund manager and client, standardising ...