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Super fund boss: We're not IT companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
Ongoing technology challenges for superannuation funds and the wider financial services industry present an unclear business planning path but an opportunistic path nonetheless. UniSuper chair Chris Cuffe said technology was still a "blind spot" among ...

SMAs on Macquarie Wrap pass $100m milestone

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Separately managed accounts (SMAs) on Macquarie Wrap have passed $100 million in funds under administration in its first year. The functionality was added to Macquarie Wrap in September 2014 to provide financial advisers with access to a range of SMAs. ...

Prime Super launches new brand

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Prime Super has re-launched its brand with a new logo and tagline. The move follows a merger with the Health Industry Plan in 2014. The $3 billion industry super fund's new tagline is "surprisingly straightforward" and the old logo featuring green rolling ...

FPA retirement planning scholarships awarded

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia and Challenger have awarded five UNSW scholarships for FPA members to study retirement planning. The scholarship winners are KeyPlay Financial Services' Anthony White, MyState Wealth Management's Philip ...

Australian among most influential investment consultants

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
For the second year running Frontier Advisors' director of consulting, Fiona Trafford-Walker, has been named among the world's top five "most influential investment consultants". In the annual list compiled by Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Magazine ...

SMSFs impacted by power of attorney rule changes

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Changes to the rules governing power of attorney in Victoria, which came into force on 1 September, will impact the way SMSF advisers service their clients. The new Powers of Attorney Act 2014 consolidates the enduring power of attorney and enduring ...

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 ...

FSI and tax response "close to completion": Morrison

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Treasurer Scott Morrison confirmed that the government's response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) is "proceeding and close to completion," despite the recent Liberal spill and cabinet reshuffle. Morrison addressed the media along with Finance ...

Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Funds worth $3.3 trillion have divested from fossil fuel only in the last year. Fossil free activists are not "crazy loonies," but a well-coordinated global movement that is now targeting Australia's superannuation funds. Go Fossil Free, a divestment ...

Are Australians money dumb about savings?

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
The continuing message for Australians to seek financial advice on their savings, be it retirement or otherwise, could not be more clear. Australian comparison site finder.com.au has released statistics from an annual survey known as the Money Savvy ...