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European insurers attract dividend seekers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Low European interest rates pushing investors to find higher yielding stocks is encouraging them to reconsider the insurance sector. An investment briefing released by Amundi Asset Management said the insurance sector, after strong focus on derisking ...

Baird to launch Sydney not-for-profit "fintech hub"

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced the development of Sydney's first financial technology hub. Located at 45 Clarence St, the hub (known as "Stone and Chalk") will provide technology start-ups with, as Baird put it, "subsidised office space to collaborate ...

XPLAN is top-rated financial planning software

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
IRESS' XPLAN has been rated Australia's best financial planning software in Investment Trends' 2014 Planning Software Benchmarking Report. After XPLAN, the next highest-rated planning applications were Rubik Coin and AdviserNETgain. The report also ...

Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
Vanguard Investments Australia has been awarded 2015 Fund Manager of the Year by Morningstar Australasia. Morningstar chose Vanguard due to its "disciplined approach, low costs and low portfolio turnover" delivering strong investor outcomes in a year ...

BetaShares funds now available on AMP platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... as increasing comfort with the product structure from platform Superannuation Trustees," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. "Each of these funds provides a different exposure and can be used individually or collectively to build a diverse ...

YBR boosts revenue by 288%

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management (YBR) has increased its revenue by 288% to $59.2 million in the half-year to 31 December 2014. This corresponded with an 84% growth in life insurance sales and a gross profit of $11.9 million (up 94%). YBR's half-yearly ...

S&P launches Australian tax-aware benchmark series

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched a series of tax-aware index solutions for the Australian market. The S&P/ASX Franking Credit Adjusted Indices are designed to give investors an accurate, franking credit-adjusted insight into the Australian equities ...

Borrowing magnifies risk: David Murray

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
FSI chair and former CBA chief executive David Murray clarified his position on borrowing in super at the Switzer Leadership Lunch in Sydney. Arguing that the media had misrepresented his views, Murray explained that the FSI recommended that superannuation ...

Rubik segment profits hit by business acquisition costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
Wealth management software provider Rubik Financial Limited saw segment profits fall by 34% to $4.1 million in the half-year to 31 December 2014. Rubik attributed the drop to rising employment costs as a result of business acquisitions. Profits were ...

Law should stop banks "bundling" super: ISA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has denounced banks offering employers incentives to "bundle" super with business banking and insurance services. In some cases, ISA's statement said, these incentives have included discounts on insurance products and ...