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Fintech incubator and law firm align

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
Fintech hub Stone & Chalk is partnering with a leading financial services law firm looking to aid the start-up community. Hall & Wilcox is now a corporate partner of the not-for-profit incubator, alongside the likes of NAB, ANZ, Optus, IAG, Suncorp ...

Vertically aligned institutions pay $21.4m compensation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
ASIC said clients of the big four banks and AMP who received non-compliant financial advice will be compensated a further $21.4 million. This adds to the $30 million compensation bill ASIC announced in March 2017 after it investigated how large institutions ...

Costs fundamental to IOOF advice growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
IOOF flagged cost management as crucial to the success of its financial advice-led strategy, one that recorded inflows of $1.2 billion in the first half of FY18 and is about to acquire ANZ Wealth. Releasing the company's 1H18 results this morning, Kelaher ...

AMP cuts fees for new wholesale fund suite

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
AMP is rolling out a range of new managed funds on the MyNorth, North, Summit, iAccess, PortfolioCare and WealthView platforms, delivering them at a lower cost than their underlying wholesale vehicles. The Advantage Funds range comprises 31 funds covering ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Say what? That'll be any rational investor's reaction when you tell him about Wall Street's overnight rally at the same time that the things that scared the bejesus out of them - rising inflation - in early February proved even worse than they expected. ...

LIF reforms to drive specialised advice industry

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
The advice industry post-Life Insurance Framework reforms is "bright and full of potiential" for those businesses that adopt a more specialised approach, according to Bombora Advice managing director Wayne Handley. Handley said the LIF reforms are compelling ...

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
Australia's largest superannuation fund is reducing insurance premiums that will save members $100 million over the next financial year. From May 2018, AustralianSuper and life insurance partner TAL will decrease life insurance premiums by 14% for death ...

SuperConcepts acquires SMSF administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
SuperConcepts acquired a self-managed superannuation fund administration provider in an attempt to expand its market share. MORE Super joins SuperConcepts' growing network comprising AMP SMSF, Ascend, Cavendish, SuperIQ, superMate and yourSMSF. MORE ...

Industry fund flags further fee cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
A $14 billion industry super fund is flagging further fee reductions from July 1 and to become one of the lowest-cost funds in Australia. Following its merger with Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund on 1 July 2017, Equipsuper reports "better than expected ...

MGP partners with fintech for adviser solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
Managed Accounts Holdings (MGP) has partnered with an Australian fintech to offer money management solutions to advice practices using its platform. The partnership with Moneysoft will provide advisers working with MGP's platform preferential pricing ...