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Insurance premiums should be questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... time when life insurers continue to make substantial profits. Lifeinsurancedirect.com.au chief executive Russell Cain said top life insurers such as AMP, TAL, ClearView and ANZ all posted strong profits during reporting season and have little reason ...

Australian custody market grows to $2.8 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... and we continue to work closely with our stakeholders to ensure we safeguard these assets effectively," Knights said. The top five custodians manage 78% of assets under custody, with the remaining share of assets under custody held by State Street, HSBC ...

Myonlineadvisers teams up with US robo firm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... basic client interaction through automation. A key differentiator is the inclusion of basic financial planning questions on top of the standard online risk tolerance assessment. Both sources of information are collated and drawn upon in determining the ...

Aussies in top five for cashless transactions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Australians have recorded the fourth highest number of cashless transactions per capita worldwide according to the latest report from Capgemini. The consulting and outsourcing firm's annual World Payments Report suggests cashless payments are forecasted ...

China puts another one in the bag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... payments in value terms last August - up from 2.3% in the previous month. The US dollar - as could be expected - remains on top accounting for 44.8% of global payments, followed by the euro 27.2% and the British pound (8.5%). The yen made up 2.76%. And ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... we think about the threat of disrupting technologies, it could be argued that the risks in VC are less than investing in a top-20 listed company.A Think about what happened to Kodak," he said. He continued, saying that as super funds get larger, they ...

NAB enlists Topdocs for CMA service

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
NAB has partnered with legal document provider Topdocs to streamline its NAB Cash Manager investment accounts. The partnership enables financial planners to use Topdoc's online portal to establish a NAB CMA at the same time as a SMSF, company or trust ...

Statewide appoints new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... wealth management value chain, having held senior roles at AXA, IOOF and CBA prior to joining NAB. "Statewide is a consistently top performing fund and the decision to go for the role was not a difficult one for me," Nunn said. "I've spent much of my ...

Multi-asset funds see huge lift in inflows

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Multi-asset (MA) funds are set to remain at the top of the inflow tables in Europe as advisers turn to them in the face of FOFA-like reforms, according to global analytics firm Cerulli Associates. The research says more advisors are recommending MA ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... signing." Australian-based Challenger Limited, with about $60 billion in assets under management, is also among the PRI's top 20 most recent signatories. Meanwhile, voting has also started to potentially elect HESTA chair Angela Emslie to the board of ...