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Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
A $2.3 billion boutique fund manager is set to launch a listed investment company based on an in-house strategy that has delivered 57.2% in compound annual returns in the last three years. Tribeca Investment Partners is aiming to raise up to $250 million ...

Robo-advice not dead: GlobalData

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Despite the recent closure of UBS' robo-advice offering in the United Kingdom, robo-advice is here to stay. According to GlobalData wealth management analyst Sergel Woldemichael, the high-profile shuttering of the giant's UK robo platform means little ...

Drought-hit farmers turn to advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... drought and financial advisers are dealing first-hand with the impact. The numbers are startling yet they don't come close to measuring the human impact drought has had on farming families - some have had to kill cattle and part with farms handed ...

Fintech introduces STP product

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
A fintech has met the Australian Taxation Office single touch payroll requirements and launched its latest product. ClickSuper STP is a product enabling employers to meet single touch payroll obligations by processing their STP data files via the ClickSuper ...

Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
Australia's total assets under custody sits at $3.6 trillion and local custodians are aiding the settlement of up to 80,000 transactions per day for institutional investors. Latest statistics from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
Increased regulation is the biggest challenge facing asset managers today, followed closely by rising costs and decreased profit margins. Despite such headwinds, confidence in the ability to perform remains high, latest research shows. According to ...

Nikko launches global disruption fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
Nikko Asset Management is launching a global disruptive innovation fund in partnership with ARK Investment Management. The fund is a global equity portfolio focused on disruptive innovation, providing Australian investors with exposure to ARK's disruptive ...

UBS shutters UK robo platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
UBS has shuttered its robo-advice offering in the UK after less than two years since its launch. UBS SmartWealth, a digital wealth platform that assesses clients' financial situation and risk profile to recommend a relevant investment option, has closed ...

MetLife partners with industry fund for digital tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
MetLife Australia partnered with an $8 billion industry superannuation fund to launch its digital life insurance tool designed to speed up claims tracking and lodgment for fund members. Statewide Super partnered with MetLife to launch the new digital ...

Chief economist update: Famous last words

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
The S&P 500 index closed at 2896.74 points at the end of last night's trading activity on Wall Street. Yes, Virginia, it's a new record high! Yippee-kay-yay and hallelujah! This is good for stock markets around the world, including Australia. ...