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Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Advice businesses seeking greater scalability stand to significantly benefit from the use of exchange-traded funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates ...

Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Australia's largest superannuation fund, with more than $120 billion under management, is hoping to tackle the problem of unpaid super with a mobile application upgrade. The AustralianSuper app, which first launched in 2015, will allow members to receive ...

ETFs set to continue dominance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Nearly one third of Australia's financial advisers will increase their use of exchange traded funds in client portfolios over the next 12 months. This is a key finding from a recent Rainmaker adviser survey which showed that while 35% of advisers are ...

Financial services ripe for mergers and acquisitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
The financial services industry is predicted to prove a hotspot for M&A activity over the next 12 months, particularly around demergers. Commercial law firm Minter Ellison singled out the sector as one of five industries ripe for mergers and acquisitions ...

Labor cracks down on discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is cracking down on high-income earners exploiting a trust loophole that minimises tax bills. The Labor leader is pledging to impose a minimum 30% tax rate on the distributions of discretionary trusts to beneficiaries ...

Millennial disengagement dire for economy: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Superannuation funds must do better at addressing millennials' chronic disengagement with their super, which in the long-term is dire for the economy, according to the Financial Services Council. Only 23% of young adults trust the superannuation industry ...

Managing the three pillars of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Retirement income products need to be designed around three investment objectives: increasing income, reducing risk and maximising returns. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement Income, Vertium Asset Management ...

MLC Life launches group insurance platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
MLC Life Insurance is positioning itself to directly challenge Australia's established group insurers, unveiling a group insurance digital platform for superannuation fund trustees, administrators and members. The latest instalment in MLC Life's $400 ...

Surge in adviser demand for managed accounts: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
The number of advisers allocating clients' new money or inflows to managed accounts have almost trebled in the last four years, joint research from NAB and Investment Trends shows. This figure has jumped "very substantially" from 10% in 2013 to 26% ...

Digital revamp for Citi wealth arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
Citi Australia's wealth management and advice arm is ramping up its digital offerings in an effort to be a leader in the region. Speaking at a Sydney media roundtable yesterday, Citi Australia head of consumer banking in Asia Pacific, Anand Selva, said ...