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AMP flags new practice management platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
In its 2018 Sustainability Report, AMP said it was investing in a practice management tool as part of its Goals 360 advice platform. The tool will be built on the Salesforce platform and integrates customer relationship management, operational reporting ...

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
NAB has launched a digital assistant that helps MLC members engage with their superannuation. Available on Google Home devices, Talk to MLC answers 15 common questions members ask: such as how to open an MLC account, find lost super and change investment ...

Centuria flags acquisition strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
Listed property fund manager Centuria signalled it's open to acquisition and partnership opportunities, which it is actively discussing with a major shareholder. The investment manager, with $4.6 billion in funds under management, told shareholders ...

Global Merces launches managed funds regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Asset manager and funds services provider Global Merces has launched a regtech solution that slashes the managed funds application process to five minutes. FUND.ID, a straight through processing system, on-boards new clients using an electronic signature ...

Private wealth platform appoints ASX-listed corporate adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A blockchain-based private wealth platform that created China's first robo-advice solution appointed an ASX-listed corporate advisory firm for its initial coin offering (ICO). Bankorus, which now advises more than 200,000 high-net-worth investors representing ...

Crypto assets rewrite estate planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
Complex cryptocurrency assets are driving financial advisers to reconsider their clients' digital lives and the impact this has on estate planning. Australian Unity Trustees national manager, estate planning, Anna Hacker describes cryptocurrency as ...

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 ...

SuperConcepts enhances document management system

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
SuperConcepts launched a new document management functionality within its self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) accounting platform, SuperMate. Users can scan or email documents which are then automatically read, categorised and filed via the new ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
Commonwealth Bank has named Ian Narev's successor. Effective 9 April 2018, Matt Comyn will be the new chief executive at the banking and wealth management group. Currently heading CBA's retail bank, he will replace Narev who announced his retirement ...

Chief economist update: No stealth tapering, no exit strategy...yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
"QQE with Yield Control" is here to stay as long as it's necessary to "achieve the price stability target of 2 percent" and "stays above target in a stable manner". The Bank of Japan (BOJ) couldn't be clearer on its forward guidance following the conclusion ...