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BetaShares launches two new funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... first half of 2015, with around $1.2 billion of net inflows in the six months to June," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. "As investor interest in the US equity market in particular continues to grow, and with increased US share market ...

SMAs ideal for low-touch clients

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Separately managed accounts are the ideal solution for clients with lower balances from both a practice management and client outcome perspective, according to research by JBWere. The JBWere/Investment Trends 2015 SMA Report, based on an online survey ...

BMR debuts 15-minute SMSF

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
BMR Corporate solutions has launched its online "15-minute self-managed super fund" service, allowing rapid SMSF establishment. At the launch of the service in Sydney, BMR senior consultant Mark Ratcliff noted that currently the preparation of super ...

ClearView life insurance drives $20m profit

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
ClearView has boosted its net profit after tax to $20.5 million in FY2015, up 4% on the previous year. This growth was primarily driven by the company's life insurance division, which boosted net profit by 41% to $15.3 million, thanks to a 26% in new ...

Kinetic Super appoints acting chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Kinetic Super has appointed an acting chief executive following Megan Bolton's departure. Previously head of Superpartners' strategic program, Elizabeth Thomas will work with Kinetic Super's board to appoint a permanent chief executive. "We are delighted ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
You know the old saying: there's nothing like selling monkey hand-puppets door-to-door to turn you off working in sales forever. David Hallifax was doing odd jobs with a friend to support himself while backpacking around Australia. He'd crossed the ...

ME enlists Link for digital services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Link Group and super-fund owned bank ME have partnered to deliver superannuation information within the ME app. Using Link's data insights platform, ME customers using the mobile app will be able to view integrated banking/superannuation details if ...

EQT joins Calastone network

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Equity Trustees (EQT) has joined Calastone's automated funds transaction network. As a result, EQT can reduce the administration burden associated with trade notifications and fund transactions. "Previously, our processes to trade with platform operators ...

Genesys advice chief goes to NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
NAB Wealth has announced a new general manager for MLC Financial Planning and Garvan Financial Planning. Matthew Fogarty joins NAB from AMP, where he was head of financial planning at Genesys and ipac Equity Partners. He was also a founding partner ...

TAL appoints Macquarie and AMP vets

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
TAL has appointed a chief operating officer and chief general counsel. Justin Delaney joins TAL in the new COO role from Macquarie Bank's banking financial and services group, where he is currently head of wealth products and platforms. Before his current ...