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Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
OneVue is gaining traction among financial advisers, with its functionality trumping that of Colonial First State's FirstWrap, according to the latest platforms analysis from Investment Trends. Of the 19 full-function platforms studied, OneVue re-entered ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
An influx of economic data and surveys are set for release this week. The central banks of Australia, Canada, the Eurozone and Japan are also scheduled to meet. Don't bother with any of them. Whatever the indicators indicate and the central banks decide ...

Longreach inks deal with global data provider

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
Longreach Alternatives, the retail-focused alternatives manager launched by the former head of K2 Advisors Samuel Mann, formed a new partnership with a data provider to enhance its global quantitative alpha strategies. Under the partnership, Longreach ...

Chief economist update: Australia low on credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
Those still expecting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to raise the official cash rate - even at least once this year - may have to re-think their call. For sure, economic dynamics may change sometime down the road but given the current slowing trend ...

LGIAsuper bolsters infrastructure investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
LGIAsuper is ramping up its stake in infrastructure investments, adding a regional port to its portfolio. LGIAsuper increased its interest in the Port of Portland to 31%, a deep-water facility located between Melbourne and Adelaide. One of its investment ...

Is risk advice at risk?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
The head of one of Australia's largest non-aligned financial advice dealer groups is arguing new education requirements could kill life insurance advice and recent research suggests the discipline may already have one foot in the grave. Synchron director ...

Most investors shun credit ratings: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Credit rating agencies have no bearing on the majority of investors' decisions, Financial Standard's weekly spot poll shows. Almost three-in-four (74%) respondents don't rely on the recommendations of credit rating agencies - 39% of these participants ...

YBR's wealth arm gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
Yellow Brick Road's (YBR) wealth business and its digital advice strategies have helped boost the firm's 1H18 performance. In the six months to December, the wealth business reported a 7% increase in revenue to $6.5 million on the prior year. YBR's ...

KPMG sells $2bn super admin business

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
KPMG has entered into an agreement to sell its superannuation administration business, which has about $2 billion in funds under management. KPMG Superannuation Services was established in 1989, initially for a single superannuation fund client. This ...

IOOF licensee launches MDA solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
An IOOF-aligned dealer group is introducing a new managed discretionary account service to its adviser network. Lonsdale Financial Group has launched Managed Portfolio Service on the Asset Administrator platform, its white label of BT Panorama. The ...