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NAB and PwC partner for tax app

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
NAB has announced that it has partnered with PwC to provide data support services for self-employed workers and other "microbusinesses," including UberX drivers. PwC's Airtax app, originally targeted at Uber drivers, automates the process of collecting ...

NAB hires former AllianceBernstein Australia CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
NAB Asset Management has appointed a head of global institutional distribution. Ross Kent was previously institutional regional director, Australia and New Zealand at Dimensional. He was also chief executive for Australia and New Zealand and executive ...

AZ NGA acquires Fortnum-aligned advice group

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a Sydney-based Fortnum-aligned advice group. Priority Advice Group (PAG), located in Chatswood, was founded in 1987 by Russel Marx and Alan Krowitz. Its leadership team, including managing director Larry Fingleson ...

ETF Securities closes 10 ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
ETF Securities has closed 10 funds, signalling a maturing of Australia's growing ETF sector. The ETFS Agriculture, All Commodities, Copper, Corn, Natural Gas, Grain, Industrialised Metals, Energy, Brent Crude and Wheat funds have all been wound up. ...

QuietGrowth adds multi-risk portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Robo-advice provider QuietGrowth has introduced multi-risk portfolios, along with a new client-side mobile app. The multi-risk solution allows clients to segment their savings into portfolios with different levels of risk, giving them finer control ...

Plato releases global managed risk fund for retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Plato Investment Management has launched a managed risk version of its Global Shares Income Fund, targeted at retiree investors looking for access to global equities. The goal of the managed risk fund is to deliver income while "substantially" reducing ...

SMSFs turn to commercial property for income yield

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
The success of Charter Hall Direct's unlisted commercial office fund with self-managed super fund investors suggests a growing interest in commercial property in the sector. Discussing the Charter Hall Direct Office Fund (DOF)'s 50% acquisiton of 100 ...

Africa to become major alpha source

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Insync Funds Management has predicted Africa will become the "next big growth region" for global investors. This is largely driven by the rise in African consumer markets, which have become a major profit driver for consumer multinationals, according ...

Xero product chief steps down

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Cloud-based accounting software company Xero has announced its chief product officer will leave the company. Angus Norton joined Xero in November 2014, having been a vice president and general manager at Microsoft, where he oversaw the Bing! search ...

Government releases draft life insurance regulations

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
The Government has released an exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Regulation 2016 bill. The amended regulation allows temporary inclusion of stamp duty in commissions for death benefits while the ...