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Australian Unity completes capital raising for new fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Australian Unity has announced it has completed its capital raising for a new retirement village development fund. The first development of the new fund will be a $65 million nine-level retirement complex in Melbourne. The building will comprise 91 ...

Government to invest in fintech security

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
The Government will spend $33.3 million on services to facilitate authentication in digital financial transactions, including a voice biometric, Minister for Communications Paul Fletcher announced. This follows Treasurer Joe Hockey's comments during ...

Internalisation has gone the full circle say CIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Superannuation funds are being further driven to internalise their operations as pressure continues in an environment working towards reducing member fees. Internalisation was a key talking point during the chief investment officer roundtable discussion ...

Small data beats big data

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Despite 90% of financial services professionals seeing big data as a priority for their business, very few understand how to use it, according to Mercer consumer marketing leader Cambell Holt. Speaking at the Financial Standard Marketing, Advertising ...

IRESS acquires boutique firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
IRESS will embed relevant content for financial advisers and their clients to its wealth management solutions after acquiring a personal finance content provider. Innergi is an Australian-based business that enables financial advice practices and superannuation ...

Banks lead Australian market lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower as investors continue to grapple with the Reserve Bank of Australia's position on interest rates. OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said although commodity prices lifted overnight and boosted the resources ...

PROFILE: IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher's trajectory has awarded him the labels of serial acquirer and M&A veteran. He has been behind the takeover of 30 companies in the last decade alone. But Kelaher's career in financial services started far away from ...

NAS loses VFMC, retains VicSuper

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed State Street as its custodian and administrator, ending a 21 year relationship with its previous custodian, NAB Asset Servicing. VFMC, which has $50 billion in funds under management, said ...

Trillion dollar super industry attractive to organised criminals

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
The Australian Crime Commission believes Stronger Super reforms implemented from 2013 have reduced illegal early release schemes run through self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). In its latest report, Organised Crime in Australia 2015, the commission ...

Barrett firm acquires Pride Advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
AZ Next Generation Advisory, owned by former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett, has acquired Pride Advice. Speaking to Financial Standard, Barrett said Pride, with $180 million in assets under management, was appealing because ...