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APRA finalises Stronger Super reporting standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has updated its Stronger Super data requirements from funds following reaction from trustees. APRA has written to funds explaining the adjustments, which are technical and highly detailed. The outcome ...

SME with accountant advice are more successful: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Small and medium enterprises (SME) using their accountants as advisers are more likely to achieve financial success, according to MYOB Business Monitor research. The March 2013 MYOB Business Monitor found that 21% of SMEs with an advisory relationship ...

Lonsec expects growth in smart beta ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
Investment research house Lonsec believes Australia can expect the market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking 'smart beta' or non-traditional indices to grow in popularity as a focus on risk since the global financial crisis has resulted in greater ...

Employers divided on internal social media effectiveness

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
While more than 50% of employers are using social media to communicate and build community with their employees, there is little consensus as to which tools are most effective. According to a flash survey by global professional services company Towers ...

BT wins award for 'Your World' tool

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
BT Financial Group (BTFG) Advice has won the Australian International Design Award for its 'Your World' tool. 'Your World' is a paper-based tool designed to create more engaging financial planning service experience for clients. "Much detail is required ...

Banks shift gears on technology spend

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
After years of technology investment focused on developing infrastructure, banks and fund managers are pinning their hopes on better customer-centric IT solutions to gain market share. "Technology is going to be paramount for this industry," Colonial ...

Advisers' Twitter usage doubles in 18 months

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Growth in social media usage by Australian financial advisers has far outstripped the growth experienced in the community overall, according to new statistics from Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich). Zurich general manager of life and investments ...

Advisers could benefit from independent software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Software designed by Brite NSW in association with adviser Bailey Roberts Group will become available to independent advisers, in a move designed to pluralise the platform market. The application, dubbed 'PLUTO', allows users to operate individually ...

William Blair targets super fund investors with 'game theory'

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
Chicago-based asset manager William Blair's head of dynamic allocation strategies Brian Singer has been in Australia promoting the firm's Macro Allocation Fund to institutional investors. The strategy is centred on the investment philosophy of 'game ...

AllianceBernstein launches tail risk protection strategy

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Tail risk, or the risk of suffering losses greater than statistically normal ranges, is a much greater threat to portfolios than volatility, global asset manager AllianceBernstein warns. Tail risk takes its name from the shape of the bell curve, in ...