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Digital key to greater trust, literacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Financial advisers must embrace digital advice to increase understanding and trust among prospective clients, according to StatePlus general manager, financial planning and marketing Jason Andriessen. Research conducted by StatePlus found that 84% of ...

AMP and CSIRO partner for solar project

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
AMP Capital and CSIRO have partnered to invest in a solar energy provider. Evergen develops and sells intelligent home energy systems, using CSIRO technology, to make efficient use of solar power. The systems continuously manage home energy output and ...

Henderson launches emerging markets fund in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
Henderson has launched its Global Emerging Markets Equity Fund in the Australian market. Based on a high conviction portfolio of 40-80 companies across multiple countries and industry sectors, the fund was described by Henderson head of emerging markets ...

Austock expands investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Austock Life has expanded its Vanguard Tax-Paid range, adding three new indexed options to its imputation bond menu. The addition of the Vanguard Diversified Conservative Index, Vanguard Diversified Growth Index and Vanguard International Shares (Unhedged) ...

Adviser ETF survey winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Financial Standard is pleased to announce the winners of two cash voucher prizes as it reveals the results of an extensive survey into advisers' use of exchange traded funds. The survey, which was designed to help Financial Standard understand how ETFs ...

PSK completes acquisition of Sydney firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
PSK Financial Services has acquired a Chatswood-based financial planning firm, bringing the group's total funds under advice to $2 billion. Founded more than 20 years' ago, Legan Financial Services is currently responsible for $420 million of funds ...

Actuaries want super dashboard overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Actuaries are weighing in on the debate around superannuation fund transparency, labeling current dashboards unsound and needing an overhaul. The Actuaries Institute says its view is based around a review of the MySuper dashboard structure. It lists ...

DNR Capital fund scores 'Recommended' rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
Zenith has awarded the DNR Capital High Conviction Australian Equities Fund a 'Recommended' rating, twelve months after the fund was launched. The fund is based on the DNR Capital Australian Equities High Conviction strategy that was previously only ...

AAT upholds ASIC adviser ban

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld a decision to permanently ban a Sydney finance broker. Shiv Sahay of Lidcombe NSW, was permanently banned from providing financial services and engaging in credit activity following an ASIC investigation ...

SMSF trustee fined $40K for SIS breaches

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
An SMSF trustee was fined $40,000 for 30 separate breaches of the SIS Act and ordered to pay the ATO's costs of $14,000. A trustee of the Felix Super Fund, Michael Rodriguez, was handed the fine after an ATO audit found that Rodriguez was using the ...