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Vision Super intra-fund advice soars

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... Super's statement, the growth in members seeking advice can be attributed to the fund's initiatives to improve member engagement via seminars, workplace open days and expos. "Over the past year, we've deliberately set about going out into the community ...

FPA retirement planning scholarships awarded

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
... Aeran's Jane Campbell and Life Strategies Financial Services' Sharni Tucker. They have the option to pursue the course onsite or via distance learning. "We believe that education and continual learning plays a central role in raising standards in financial ...

ASX to set up shop in Hong Kong

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... hub will provide connectivity from Hong Kong to Australia's financial markets community in the Australian Liquidity Centre via the ASX Net Global network. "Asia is the world's fastest growing economic region and the source of increasing ASX customer ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... In Australia Citi has seen a huge transformation in how it acquires customers. Four out of five customers are now acquired via a digital channel, a proportion that has tripled in the last three years. "Customer behaviour is changing, enabled by faster ...

AMP offers Adviser Academy course via Griffith

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
AMP has redesigned its Horizons adviser education program and is now offering its Adviser Academy course through Griffith University. Changes in the redesign of the course include: raising entry standards to a degree equivalent, provisioning for graduates ...

QSuper investment philosophy revealed

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... but as these asset classes have tended to have low or even negative correlations, portfolio risk is significantly reduced via this approach," the report said. QSuper has increased its exposure to unlisted equity, real estate and infrastructure as well ...

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... recently announced an investment in almond plantations. BDO executive director, food and agribusiness, Margaux Beauchamp said via a LinkedIn post this week that the Australian agriculture industry represents about 12% of the country's GDP. She said in ...

Spring and DomaCom offer multi-property portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Spring Financial Group (Spring) and DomaCom have partnered to offer multi-property portfolios via DomaCom's fractional property platform. DomaCom had previously been added to Spring's approved product list in July, giving Spring advisers access to the ...

Japan joins Asia Region Funds Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Japan and five other countries from the Asia Pacific region will join the Asia Region Funds Passport, which will ease the trade of managed funds within economies in Asia. South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia will also participate ...

Pillar Administration to operate under Acurity software

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
First State Super will be the first of Pillar Administration's clients to roll out a full migration to superannuation and investment software program Acurity. Yesterday Financial Synergy said it would implement Acurity across Pillar Administration's ...