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Magellan eyes 'exponential growth' from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... Opportunities, he continued, would arise from technologies such as augmented reality, intelligent virtual assistants such as Apple's Siri, the digitisation of goods, the automation of white collar jobs, the development of autonomous robots and advances ...

Aspen Group CEO, CFO and chair depart in restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016
The chief executive, chief financial officer and chair of listed property investment firm Aspen Group will leave the company following a planned management restructure. In an ASX statement, Aspen's board said that the group's strategy "can best be pursued ...

Vanguard launches Australian corporate bond ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Bank, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Goldman Sachs, Norway's Kommunalbanken, GE Capital Australia Funding and Apple. As VACF is an additional unit class of an existing managed fund, the Vanguard Australian Corporate Fixed Interest Index Fund ...

Social media ETF proves possibilities are endless

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... leading technology, social media and telecommunications names on the US index including Alphabet (index weight of 14.16%), Apple (8.16%), Microsoft (4.91%), Twitter (3.86%), Intel Corp (2.27%) and AT&T (1.61%). Companies from less obvious sectors such ...

CFS launches app for advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
Colonial First State (CFS) has launched a new mobile app on both Apple and Android devices that aims to cut down the time financial advisers spend on administration. The initial app release allows advisers who use CFS platforms to have free access to ...

HUB24 adds international portfolios to platform

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... investors can easily and affordably directly own such well-known companies such as Colgate, Nestle, Toyota, Visa, Microsoft and Apple via the international managed portfolios on our market-leading investment platform."

Appetite for international shares up 50% with major broker

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2015
... sectors, such as technology which doesn't have as big a presence on the ASX. Investors are seeing quality companies like Apple and Google in growth sectors and want to get involved." CommSec data also shows that in the past 18 months, trading in international ...

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... they only invest locally, such as information technology and healthcare. The ETF includes companies such as Google, Roche, Apple and Johnson and Johnson," Neiron said. "With a management fee of 0.40% per annum, advisers are attracted to QUAL's easily ...

Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
If superannuation funds' investment performance is to be compared on an "apples with apples" basis there are several key points to consider, according to researcher Rainmaker Information. This week Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member ...

CFAs told ASIC is for the consumer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... systems are in place to ensure quality advice," Medcraft said. "We are looking closely at how the largest banks deal with "bad apple" advisers. Adviser firms need to take greater responsibility for removing bad apples on an ongoing basis." In a wide-ranging ...