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Paradigm appoints new CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Paradigm Group, an investment advisory group that focuses exclusively on executives, professionals and business owners, has appointed a new chief executive. Bill Danaher joins Paradigm from Industry Fund Services, where he was also chief executive. ...

Vanguard wins adviser vote

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Vanguard has taken the lead as financial advisers' most-used fund manager. According to Investment Trends' August 2015 Adviser Product Needs and Marketing Needs Report, based on a survey of 676 advisers, Vanguard had the highest share of "primary financial ...

BetaShares launches managed Aussie equities ETF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... purposes; invest too aggressively and risk exposure to significant losses in a market decline," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. He added, "Particularly in a low interest rate environment, the potential performance and income benefits ...

Sunsuper awards large multi-asset mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Sunsuper has awarded a large multi-asset mandate to a global fund manager. As a result, Neuberger Berman will now manage a diversified multi-asset class strategy for the superannuation fund. It will also provide real-time access to different asset class ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
MLC will introduce a new initiative to track real-time customer fitness data and vary premiums accordingly. The MLC On Track program uses Intel's Basic Peak smartwatch to capture daily fitness and lifestyle data for customers, and rewards those who ...

TAL improves group member verification

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
TAL has improved the efficiency of its member identification and verification process. The new process uses the Government's Document Verification Service (DVS), which allows authorised companies to validate member identification documents directly ...

AMG to take Abax stake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Global asset manager AMG has entered into an agreement to acquire an equity stake in Abax Investments. Based in Cape Town and formed in 2003, Abax is a South African investment management firm with over $7.6 billion in assets under management. It specialises ...

Target date funds just 3% US retirement assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Much is made of the popularity of lifecycle investing in the US yet it comprises just 3% of their retirement system. According to figures released by the Investment Company Institute (ICI), lifecycle investment funds, referred to under the broader category ...

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
ASIC has permanently banned a former self-managed superannuation fund adviser. Marion Joan Pearson, who provided SMSF advice to clients from November 2007 to October 2013, now resides in New Zealand. She is the sole director of and shareholder in Colisa ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Government has released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms ...