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Empirics launches social analytics tool for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Data company Empirics has launched MarketSuite Social, software that analyses social content to provide insights about member behaviour for superannuation funds. MarketSuite's insights are based on a "warehouse" of "digital media mentions", which Empirics's ...

Advice not just compliance: Centrepoint

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Centrepoint Alliance chief executive John de Zwart has called out advisers who focus on regulatory compliance without considering client satisfaction. He argued that licensees and practices are obsessed with "[their] own processes rather than the needs ...

BOQ appoints new group exec following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
Following its decision to combine its project office, IT and operation teams, the Bank of Queensland has appointed IAG group chief investment officer Donna Vinci as its new group executive enterprise solutions, effective July 27. As a result of the ...

ASIC seeks more bans in SMSF advice crackdown

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
ASIC is seeking banning orders ranging from 7.5 years to permanent for individuals participating in providing unlicensed advice to SMSF investors. The regulator has provided submissions to the Federal Court, specifically mentioning property developer ...

Australia unprepared for FTAs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
The Australian financial services industry is unprepared for a "bonanza" arising from free trade agreements with China, Japan and South Korea, according to Finsia research. Multiple factors including rapid market growth (between 2.5% and 7% over the ...

Folkestone develops two Melbourne properties

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
Real estate fund manager Folkestone has announced two new developments in Melbourne. The first is a 3.4 hectare former Bunnings site in Altona North, next to its existing Millers Junction development. Folkestone hopes to consolidate these holdings to ...

JPMAM appoints sovereign and institutional head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed a new head of sovereign and institutional, Asia Pacific ex-Japan. Rachel Farrell was previously head of sovereign and institutional, South and South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand and based in Singapore. ...

Aberdeen names FEAL scholarship winner

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
Aberdeen Asset Management has named the winner for its FEAL London School of Economics Executive Summer School Scholarship for 2015. HESTA executive manager - finance and investment operations David Morris will attend the Leadership in Financial Institutions ...

NAS retains Cooper Investors custody

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2015
NAB Asset Servicing will retain custodial services for global and Australian equities fund manager Cooper Investors for another three years. The manager has roughly $10 billion in funds under management and has appointed NAS as its custodian since 2004. ...

IFAs to benefit from budget

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The 2015 budget's $5.5 billion jobs and small business package will benefit independent financial advice businesses, according to industry commentators. The package includes a 1.5% tax cut for all small business (incorporated or not), a 5% tax discount ...