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IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... alternate power sources, the uptake of electric and low emissions vehicles, LED lighting, rooftop and large scale solar, smart management systems and energy efficient office spaces. CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth highlighted the enduring nature of ...

Complex retirement system requires simplicity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... well short of that." It should be simple to understand so that retirees who don't seek financial advice can still make smart choices, she added.

IOOF establishes super trustee office

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
IOOF believes it has actioned all 145 items required to meet licence conditions imposed by APRA late last year, including those which it failed to meet the original deadline for. In an update to the market late yesterday, IOOF said the independent reviewer ...

What is holding Aussie robo advisers back?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
... options such as ETFs. "Just because a wealth manager has a website and an app doesn't make it a robo adviser [ASIC money smart has a website for example]," Dunnin said. Rainmaker research also found that most robo advisers in Australia were not set ...

NEOS Life partners with insurance tech firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
NEOS Life has partnered with a global software firm to support its underwriting, sales and administration functions. NASDAQ-listed Ebix has deployed several functionalities for the start-up in just nine months. This includes implementing an adviser ...

Praemium FUA skyrockets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
Praemium saw funds under administration hit $16.1 billion over the last financial year, thanks largely to its off-platform managed accounts service. The ASX-listed platform's FUA shot up 108% in FY19 as a result of launching the Virtual Managed ...

Imminent launch for start-up super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
A start-up superannuation fund underpinned by a managed account solution will officially launch this spring. Tomorrow Super promises to be the "smarter alternative" to traditional retail, industry and self-managed superannuation funds, according to ...

Australian fintech, Deliveroo partner

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... Australian fintech appto help their riders during tax time and accrue retirement savings. Deliveroo partnered with Solo & Smart, a mobile app designed for the self-employed in Australia, offering automatic tax savings and money management features. Deliveroo ...

Average Aussie $560k richer with advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... report: annual rebalancing, preventing behavioural mistakes, planning and additional wealth management services and tax-smart investing. It estimates an adviser's ability to mitigate behavioural mistakes alone adds 1.9% in additional returns to a client's ...

ISA lays out $416bn super saving plan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... super. This fixes both at the same time," Linden said. "This report shows the huge efficiency gains that can be made through smart policy. ISA's plan will fix multiple accounts, weed out underperforming funds, and most importantly, deliver more money ...