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XPLAN picks up Lumen integration

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
IRESS integrated its recently acquired data analytics solution with financial planning software XPLAN. IRESS has made it easier for licensees to identify actual and potential scenarios where advice standards are not being complied with by integrating ...

Schroders chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
The chief executive at Schroders Australia is stepping down after more than a decade at the helm. Greg Cooper will exit the firm at the end of the year and Chris Durack, currently chief executive of Schroders Hong Kong, will return to Australia to assume ...

Chief economist update: Boom in the USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
Boom! That's the sound of the US economy popping up to an annualised rate of 4.1% in the second quarter of 2018, up from an upwardly revised 2.2% (from 2%) expansion in the first quarter. While this is in line with market expectations, it's ...

Chief economist update: ECB on track for exit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
Nobody expected action from the European Central Bank's (ECB) July 26 meeting. The Bank did not disappoint. It kept its benchmark repo rate at 0% - so were the rates on its deposit facility (-0.4%) and marginal lending facility (0.25%) - and repeated ...

Super enters new digital advice realm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Superannuation fund administration giant Link Group is upgrading all its existing clients to a new digital advice product. Link Group is launching Super Blueprint 3.0, providing superannuation fund members with tailored digital advice in relation to ...

BTFG will pay back grandfathered commissions to customers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
BT Financial Group will pass on the benefit of banning grandfathered commissions to its clients instead of retaining it, the Financial Services Council Summit heard. BT Financial Group general manager advice Michael Wright told Financial Standard the ...

VanEck adds two to Australian team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
VanEck has made hires for its investment and operations team to support its Australian ETF business. Cameron McCormack is joining VanEck's investment team as a senior associate. He previously worked at Pacific Life Re Australia as a pricing and ...

Soaring funeral costs require adviser airtime

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
The soaring costs of funerals is an area financial advisers must factor into the estate planning process, particularly for those living in Sydney. Based on the experience of Australian Unity Trustees national manager of estate planning, Anna Hacker ...

Mirae Asset Management hires distribution head

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018
The $171 billion global asset manager has hired a local distribution head to grow its Asian equities offerings in the Australian market. Joining Mirae Asset Management is Don Gunawan as its head of wholesale and retail distribution. In his most recent ...

APRA tells banks to prepare for financial storm clouds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
The chairman of Australia's prudential regulator wants banks to take advantage of a relatively good climate and build financial resilience before storm clouds form. Speaking at an Australian Business Economists lunch yesterday, APRA chairman Wayne Byres ...