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Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... solutions which are in place, and are known and understood by members, innovation continues to occur in the product marketplace, and funds must consider whether any of the new breed of products can better meet retirees' needs. Further, as funds develop ...

Instos seeking co-designed mandates

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... research and manager selection is part of this shift, and signals a welcome broadening and maturing of the institutional marketplace. "A great example for our firm is that many people are surprised to learn we manage $1 billion in growth assets including ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... and then they can implement it, and by that point you may have actually missed whatever opportunity was there in the marketplace at the time!" Managed accounts, by contrast, allow advisers (or designated investment managers) to make investment decisions ...

ANZ signs $450m tech agreement with IBM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... edge technology to provide the agility, speed and innovation essential in the rapidly changing financial services marketplace."

Henderson reveals costs of Australian acquisitions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
... this year. "It's quite a lot of effort for us to extend our current global operating model down to the Australian marketplace, so that will keep us a bit busy," Formica added. "You shouldn't expect acquisitions from us in the remainder of this year. ...

ACT government fund appoints First State Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
... an AAA SelectingSuper quality assessment. "This outcome gives a very strong endorsement of First State Super in the marketplace," the fund's chief executive Michael Dwyer said. He added that First State Super will be the ACT Government's default fund ...

Small funds winning group risk race

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... influence over life insurance policies. This may change soon, however, with new players coming into the life insurance marketplace. Some insurers (such as MetLife and Swiss Re) are entering into partnerships with supermarkets (Coles and Woolworths respectively) ...

Don't rage against the machine

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... said. "Robo advice is not 'digital disruption', it is the proper response to advances in technology and changes in the marketplace." Callinan highlighted how new web based wealth management software services like Wealthfront and Betterment in the US ...

Property bubble debate heats up

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
Public officials' concerns of a property bubble in Sydney and Melbourne are spreading uncertainty amongst those thinking about increasing their exposure, but are not dissuading Chinese investors. Treasury secretary John Fraser was the last public official ...

Barrett firm acquires Pride Advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... partner with them and de-risk their succession plan while also helping them grow. "There's been a mentality in the marketplace that you're buying licensees rather than businesses. But my view is that practices should be seen as 'in and of themselves'. ...