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Challenger finalises partnerships with three super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
Challenger is finalising partnerships with three industry super funds to launch annuity products on each. The first is $9 billion Local Government Super, whose 90,000 members will be able to access Challenger backed annuities through Link Group subsidiary ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Australian employment The number of Australians who found jobs in June may have been less than market expectations - up 7,900 versus consensus forecast for a 10,000 increase - but the underlying details of the report provided positive underpinnings ...

Adviser demand drives XTB offering

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
ACBC has launched two new exchange traded bond units (XTB) model portfolios to give financial advisers a simpler way to gain exposure to individual corporate bonds. Available only through advisers, the XTB only portfolios aim to create a cost-effective ...

Magellan selects new reporting solution

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Asset manager Magellan has gone live with new client reporting software on the back of a newly-formed partnership with Vermilion Software. This is Vermilion's second large win in the asset management sector for 2016, with the firm previously announcing ...

Class launches SMSF benchmark report

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Cloud-based SMSF administration software provider Class is launching a quarterly industry benchmark report so that customers and industry participants have better access to key metrics in the sector. In an announcement to the ASX, Class said it will ...

Vision Super looks for admin partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Vision Super is positioning itself as a potential partner with other superannuation funds interested in combining administration capabilities as an alternative to outsourcing large administration groups. The $7.5 billion fund recently completed its ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Infrastructure fund manager QIC is reinforcing the importance of active management as technology continues to reshape assets' business and operating models. In its latest research paper QIC said the combination of four technology themes - the Industrial ...

Infocus launches free robo-advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Infocus Wealth Management (Infocus) has entered the robo-advice market, launching direct-to-consumer financial advice tool, earnie.com.au. The launch of earnie.com.au allows Infocus to access the growing direct to consumer advice market, and is intended ...

AUSTRAC improves indigenous super access

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees supports new guidance from the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) making it easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to access the superannuation system. AIST ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
RBA on hold As widely expected, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the official cash rate unchanged at a record low 1.75% following its 5 July meeting. The RBA statement revealed that the Australian central bank sees continued growth in the global ...