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MySuper authorisations nears 100

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... Woolworths, Sydney Diocese, Australia Post and AFL plans, and AustralianSuper's IBM and Komatsu plans. The low MySuper uptake of corporate in-house super funds means that companies in this position are structuring their super funds as 'choice' funds ...

UFS adopts Rubik's 'Bank in a Box' technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
... credible company with which we have grown a strong bond." Ken Carr, Rubik Managing Director Banking, said he expects the uptake of the Bank in a Box technology to increase over the next year. "Our Temenos T24 based solution combined with our own integrated ...

Skaffold makes Asia deal with Thomson Reuters

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013

AMP's Hillross grows network with 'relaxed' branding

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

Hedge funds can reduce risk, despite reputation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... Landman added that dissatisfaction with traditional 60/40 portfolio models is leading to a significant increase in the uptake of alternatives, including hedge funds. Alternatives, including hedge funds, now account for 16% of the global institutional ...

Westpac launches tailored info service for online investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... downloads." That figure suggests that almost all of Westpac's online investment customers have downloaded the app. This huge uptake represents a more general trend in Australia. Investment Trends' 2012 Global Online Broking Report found that 38% of Australian ...

Advisers' Twitter usage doubles in 18 months

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... by corresponding growth in usage of mobile devices, especially tablets. "Historically there have been many barriers to uptake of social media, including the amount of time needed to monitor and create content, but the widespread adoption of tablets ...

Social networks boost demand for financial advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... increase from the previous month and a 41% increase compared with the figures in February last year. The FPA credits the uptake to the launch of the 'Ask an Expert' initiative, which includes a platform for consumers to ask questions to qualified financial ...

Hedge fund inflows set to double

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... hedge out some of the risk of losing those gains. While PIMCO predicts strong inflows into hedge fund assets globally, the uptake among institutional investors in Australia will be mixed. Some super funds have terminated hedge fund mandates in the past ...

Sales approach boosts Sunsuper member uptake

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
A strong "sales culture" approach and a souped-up IT system helped one superannuation fund grow its member base in recent months. Sunsuper's general manager of business growth Craig Godfrey says the fund is receiving more than 1200 new member applications ...