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IRESS strikes advice platform partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
An ASX-listed wealth management firm has selected an IRESS product to lead an objectives-based and scaled financial advice solution. Diversified financial services group ClearView selected the XPLAN Prime product with an aim to deliver advice more efficiently. ...

Asset managers need more tech leaders in C-suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... see it as a cost centre or an operational function. Research from financial technology company Calastone found 40.4% of the top 100 ASX-listed companies have technologists in executive and board positions - a fourfold increase from 7.4% in 2011. While ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... average, MySuper lifestage products for people in their 40s returned 11.6% compared to 10.8% for single strategy products. The top performing lifestage fund for this age bracket was the Local Government Super High Growth option, returning 14% during ...

Melbourne to host SMSF expo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... that trustees are thirsty for information. A recent trustee survey about what they wanted from the association found that the top two priority areas were education and information on SMSF structure and compliance, followed by access to different asset ...

Industry fund reduces insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... provided, and if premiums represent good value." In the last financial year, Intrust delivered a 12.15% return and placed in the top ten of all MySuper balanced options. It has more than 124,000 members and 15,000 employers.

Industry fund makes tech play to combat unpaid super

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
... and edit and change their investment options. A 2015 report released by IQ Group, which was based on a survey of Australia's top 50 super funds, demonstrated the industry was only making "incremental" steps towards greater digital engagement with their ...

AIA grows health insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... with the launch of a new brand. MyOwn health insurance offers hospital and extras cover ranging from the basic package to the top level of cover for families. Actively engaged members may also be eligible for premium discounts via the AIA Vitality program ...

Labor cracks down on discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... building on the reforms of former Treasurer John Howard back in the early 1980s, which penalised distributions to minors at the top marginal tax rate. The changes are part of Labor's initiative to increase the transparency of tax structures by establishing ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... returns of 7.4% per annum, followed by Australian bonds at 6.1%. Australian equities meanwhile, fell further away from the top four performing asset classes, returning just 4.3% per annum. Over a 20-year period however, Australian equities were one of ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... inaugural Rising Star in 2005, which was followed by nine consecutive male winners but Kylie George and Erin Truscott came out on top in 2015 and 2016, and that's very encouraging for our industry. Anecdotally, I would say there has certainly been more ...