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ANZ inks deal with IT platform

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... performance." "We have some exciting developments planned for this year to enable more knowledge-based solutions to become mainstream in many organisations," Thompson said. "As a company, our capacity to maintain long-term relationships with major customers ...

Advice licensees must think digital

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... be rationalised when selected examples of adviser social media faux-pas have been dragged through the industry and mainstream media. However, we believe for the most part that this risk has been overstated at times. If advisers keep their posts and interactions ...

Fund administrator opens in Cayman Islands

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
An ASX-listed fund administrator opened an office in the Cayman Islands this week after receiving licence approval from the territory's monetary authority. MainstreamBPO said its board sees operations in the Cayman Islands as key to its global ambitions ...

AFA returning to its roots

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... and are their most trusted resource in most cases, but we also know with present negative sentiment from government, mainstream media and consumer groups, that we need legislative change like the Life Insurance Framework and professional standards reform ...

Insurance bonds meeting retirement income demand

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... for 20 years. The remainder was then invested into an imputation bond, 40% through a term deposit fund and 60% in a mainstream balanced fund; this mix, Austock Life said, had delivered a historical performance of 5.11% per annum after fees and tax. Drawing ...

European hedge fund business sold to Aussie administrator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
A hedge fund administration business based in Malta is being acquired by an Australian administrator looking to continue its growth strategy and expanding global footprint. ASX-listed MainstreamBPO is purchasing the European arm of Alter Domus' hedge ...

Japanese bank Nomura ups ante in robo-advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... traditional stockbroking, financial planning, banking and superannuation investing is set to continue as robo-advice becomes mainstream. According to Cerulli Associates, the robo-advice industry could hit US$83 billion by the year-end, growing almost ...

The president is a Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
... "the most hated man in America" is now President-elect of America. No one, or so it seems, like him. Not the media - mainstream and social. Not the financial markets. Not a few foreign leaders. Not even his own party. Heck, even Republican former president ...

GBST partners with boutique administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Financial services software provider GBST is entering a seven-year contract with a boutique administrator to enter the business process outsourcing market. Announced on the ASX, GBST is teaming with specialist fund services provider MainstreamBPO. GBST ...

How a niche can add value

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... Brad Fox also highlighted the example of Brisbane financial planner Lea Schodel, who was featured prominently in the mainstream media for successfully managing to combine the seemingly unconnected worlds of financial advice with yoga to create a niche ...