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Towers Watson sees spike in smart beta uptake

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
Asset consultant Towers Watson saw client global uptake of smart beta investment strategies more than double in 2013 to $11 billion in new investments. This compares with around $5 billion new investments the previous year. Overall, Towers Watson's ...

BTFG joins Calastone funds network

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... end lifecycle of managed funds processing," she said. "Ultimately though, the biggest success will come from increased uptake (of automation) across the managed funds industry as more players in the value chain pursue automation." Fidelity, Goldman Sachs ...

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 ...