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MyState names tech and operations general manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... managing director and chief executive officer Melos Sulicich said: "Paul's wide experience in the technology sector, his innovation focus and entrepreneurial spirit will be of great benefit to MyState as we expand into new geographic markets and improve ...

Defensive pension pots just won't last

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... However at present, the regulatory framework that governs these products has been overly prescriptive, which has slowed innovation and hindered product development."

Client satisfaction up despite bad press

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... advice sector trends in finance and operations, marketing and client acquisition and customer satisfaction, as well as innovation priorities for 2015. "The negative perception of the advice industry is coming largely from people who have never experienced ...

APAC asset managers to invest heavily in data

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... the opportunities created by globalisation and a rising tide of regulation," said State Street Global Exchange chief innovation officer and head of advisory solutions Jessica Donohue. "Advanced data tools and practices will be one of the most powerful ...

New ASFA course focuses on post-retirement

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... "This new course will arm the industry with the knowledge it needs to help guide fund members. It will also help spur innovation in the retirement income stream product market, by providing developers with a sound basis as to what this growing pool of ...

Government "tinkering" tops super industry worries

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... Crich added that "an overwhelming majority of respondents also cited regulation as being greatest factor in stifling innovation and progress at their fund."

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Income Protection Platinum Plan, BT's Income Protection Plus Plan and CommInsure's Income Care Plus Plan. Risk Product Innovation winner was BT Financial Group's Key Person Income Insurance. Finalists were AIA's Transition to Hybrid Program, Asteron's ...

How to get private equity returns from listed stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... equity managers. This means private equity managers tend to see people, and invest with companies, from sectors in which innovation is concentrated, breeds success and creates a halo effect in the sector that spreads to publically listed companies by ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... market tensions. As we know from the reform era, which started in 1983, competition will drive prices down and provoke innovation. A Think of telecommunications, electronics and cars - each market delivered for consumers after competition reforms. Three ...

Advice M&A activity set to soar in 2015

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... of poor investment markets and legislative uncertainty have been discarded and we will see a market that is open to innovation, mergers and growth. 2015 promises to be the most active and fluid in the advice space than any preceding period," Forte Asset ...