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European robo-adviser eyes Australia, taps Westpac exec

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
... structural shifts underway in the Australian wealth management industry, Smith believes the industry is ripe for (digital) disruption. "Clearly automated advice in Australia has been a challenging space since the early 2010s; I don't think anyone ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... ways are no longer the best", with social distancing practices signaling the industry's hiring processes are ripe for disruption. "Traditional resumes and job interviews alone are poor predictors of actual job performance as interviewees give rehearsed ...

AMP advisers low priority for ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... policy, which we announced in August last year. We have outlined the support we're providing advisers through a time of disruption across the industry which is ultimately improving outcomes for clients," A spokesperson for AMP said. "We continue to regularly ...

Spaceship Super gets boost from Voyager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
Spaceship chief executive Andrew Moore says its managed investments business has been the "single, strongest" source of growth for its $300 million superannuation fund. Spaceship, which started out as a superannuation fund in 2017, added a managed funds ...

US investment firm launches in Australia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New York based ARP Investments has entered the Australian market through a partnership with Axius Partners. ARP currently manages US$2 billion in assets and describes itself as a boutique technology and innovation driven alternative systematic investment ...

Chief economist update: Good as gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has affected lives, livelihood and financial markets around the world. Commodity markets were no exception. S&P GSCI commodity price index dropped by 48.7% to a 17-year low of 228.24 points in April from this year's high ...

Netwealth booms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
... increased for the quarter, lifting 4.2% or by 3261 accounts to 81,804. This increase can be partly attributed to the market disruption caused by the major bank players exiting wealth management, Heine said. "The market remains highly fragmented and with ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
New research has revealed Australia's financial advisers switched between various investment platforms in their search for better service and support in the wake of the Royal Commission and COVID-19 pandemic. Investment Trends' 2020 Planner Technology ...

ATO crashes amid tax return, ERS rush

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... access its website to lodge returns or apply for the early release of super experiences issues with its systems. "This disruption was the result of a small component failure, which has reduced the capacity for processing these matters," the ATO said. ...

McMillan Shakespeare restructures operations

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
The economic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen McMillan Shakespeare restructure its UK business and announce it will fork out $8 million to acquire the remaining stake in an Australian organisation. McMillan Shakespeare is a single source ...