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NGS partners with tech platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
NGS Super has partnered with a financial services technology platform as part of a major operating technology transformation. NGS who provides superannuation and financial advice to more than 100,000 clients has partnered with PractiFI. PractiFI integrates ...

AFA recognises outstanding advisers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Darren Johns from Align Financial has won this year's AFA Adviser of the Year Award and Henderson Maxwell is the AFA Practice of the Year. Now in its fourteenth year, the AFA Adviser of the Year Award is a joint initiative between the AFA and Zurich ...

Pharmaceuticals and tires top new Thomson Reuters diversity index

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
Roche Holding AG and the Michelin Group have topped Thomson Reuters' Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) index. The new index ranks the top 100 publicly-traded companies worldwide across 24 metrics to determine their diversity and inclusivity. The metrics ...

Forager plans listing for Australian Shares Fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
Australian small cap specialist Forager Funds Management is soft-closing its Australian Shares Fund and plans to move to a closed-ended structure in an effort to protect investors from the growth in the fund detracting from performance. The planned ...

Adviser feedback drives Elevate Online refresh

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
AMP has launched a series of updates to its Elevate Online platform, in the hopes of streamlining the adviser user experience. The web based platform supporting AMP's Elevate Online has been upgraded to simplify the quoting and application process and ...

MainstreamBPO makes hire for European expansion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Fund administration provider MainstreamBPO has hired a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry to drive its expansion into Europe. To further establish its presence in Europe and the UK the group has opened serviced offices in London and ...

Industry must collaborate to defeat cyber threats

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
The financial services industry must collaborate with academics and governments if it wishes to have an impact on cyber threats, according to group chief information security officer at Westpac Banking Group, Richard Johnson. Addressing a panel on the ...

AFA Adviser of the Year finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... Adviser and Practice of the Year, and the Female Excellence in Advice Award. The potential advisers of the year are Darren Johns from Align Financial, Jason Peterson from 5 Financial and Gary Spencer from Spencer Private Wealth. Practice of the Year ...

Administrator grows FUM by 68pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Administrator MainstreamBPO recorded an after tax profit of $1 million last financial year, seeing significant growth in its funds administration business. MainstreamBPO grew its funds under administration to $88 billion or by 68% in the 12 months to ...

Fund administrator purchases New York business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
An Australian fund administrator is delivering on its recent US expansion by acquiring New York-based hedge fund administrator Fundadministration. Following the opening of its New York office in July, ASX-listed MainstreamBPO sees its most recent purchase ...