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Australia aims to be APAC fintech leader

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... opportunity for high value Australian services, particularly banking and finance, to [reach] the tech savvy and growing middle class in Asia." Promoting innovative Australian financial services and products in Asia, the Treasurer also visited the Commonwealth ...

Tail risk hedging works for industry fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
Vision Super has reassured local councils the $7.5 billion fund has protected its defined benefit (DB) members from share market downturns thanks to a tail risk hedging strategy. Vision Super chief investment officer Michael Wyrsch said management of ...

Financial services adding more to economy than mining

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... that the industry must play at home in providing clarity and simplicity for all Australians' futures. "Australia has world class fund managers who understand the need for the industry to continue to develop innovative, flexible and transparent products ...

ING DIRECT adds to Living Super investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
ING DIRECT Living Super has expanded the numbers of shares available on its investment menu to include S&P/ASX 300 shares as well as 26 additional ETFs. The company said the move is a result of increased demand by clients and their advisers, citing ...

Cbus hires infrastructure manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... infrastructure co-investments and their ongoing management. She will also be involved across the broader infrastructure asset class and potentially areas of overlap with property," Cbus executive manager - investment strategy, Kristian Fok said. "Diana's ...

Blue Sky lifts profits

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... alternatives had started to move into the mainstream. "Industry forecasts suggest alternative assets will be the largest investment class in Australia by 2021," Sowerby said. "Our strong and consistent decade-long track record of growth and investment ...

Sunsuper brings Vanguard CIO out of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Sunsuper has appointed the former chief investment officer at Vanguard to its investment team. George U. Sauter led Vanguard's investment business from 2003 to 2012, when he announced his retirement. He joined the now-US$3 trillion asset manager in ...

Macquarie launches robo-advice service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Macquarie has launched the digital advice service it announced in November 2015. OwnersAdvisory provides custom portfolio advice across all standard asset classes, determining allocation based on personal goals and a generated risk profile. It sources ...

ASFA chief executive Vamos to step down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... years-particularly in influencing policy, lifting industry standards through our learning programs, delivering our renowned world-class annual Conference and engaging with other pension systems globally. "Whilst this has been a hard decision, it has ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... said James. "It solves the buy-vs-build conundrum for large institutions, and gives smaller ones the ability to offer world-class technology to clients under their own brand. It's very well suited to large super/pension funds, who can offer a much wider ...