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Morningstar downgrades Franklin Templeton parent rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
Morningstar has downgraded its parent pillar assessment for Franklin Templeton US funds from positive to neutral following concerns about "massive outflows" and an "investment culture given to complacency," according to senior analyst Alec Lucas. The ...

Super insurance maintains active pricing: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
About one-fifth of superannuation funds changed insurance rates or cover in the final quarter of 2016, latest Rainmaker research shows. The just-released Superannuation Benchmarking Report details how these super funds changed insurance rates or cover ...

ANZ trials voice biometrics

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
ANZ will be the first Australian bank to introduce voice biometrics for higher value transactions on mobile devices. From the middle of this year, customers transferring more than $1000 through ANZ's mobile apps will be able to use their voice to automatically ...

Super reforms will drive advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
The complex and ongoing changes to superannuation will drive individuals to seek advice, IOOF head of technical services Martin Breckon says. Breckon, who was recently appointed to the role, said he welcomed the government's superannuation reforms and ...

ECB nips the bud of rate hike speculations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
The continued sprouting of green shoots in the Eurozone economy has recently triggered speculations that the European Central Bank (ECB) would soon taper its policy accommodation measures soon. While the Governing Council voted to keep monetary policy ...

BlackRock moves to machine stock picking

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
After an extensive review BlackRock has restructured its active equities product offering and affirmed its plans to integrate artificial intelligence, hinting that future jobs will be aligned with robots. In positioning itself for the future, the world's ...

Westpac minimises disruption with disruption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Appealing to the younger members of its customer base, Westpac launched an innovative tool enabling access to its online banking features via social messaging apps and SMS. The bank introduced the Westpac Keyboard, a new iOS keyboard, which allows customers ...

SMSF investors shift gears

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
Self-managed superannuation fund trustees have high growth expectations for the next 12 months yet more than 50% have moved to more defensive asset allocations amid continuing market volatility, the latest statistics from AMP Capital show. AMP Capital's ...

ETFs attracting insto appetites: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
New research from VanEck suggests Australian institutional investors will likely be ramping up their allocations to exchange-traded funds. More than half (55%) of institutions surveyed currently use ETFs; 56% indicated they would be increasing this ...

CFS knuckles down on managed accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
Colonial First State is in the final stages of a major technology enhancement to its FirstWrap platform. Responding to feedback from financial advisers and their clients, CFS engaged global technology provider IRESS to launch a further suite of separately ...