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Pathway offers virtual workspace for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
... to sign documents with clients and complete transactions using any internet enabled device. Pathway head of advice development, Peter Boston said the group is always looking for ways to make the lives of advisers and clients easier. "Suitebox represents ...

Insurtech here to stay: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
... insurance companies to the pure technology players across three segments; the first being the companies' proposition or development of insurance-based products and services. This is the smallest and "most troubled" segment because there is little activity ...

Australian impact investing primed to reach $32bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
A new initiative to support the development of Australia and New Zealand's impact investment market has been launched by Responsible Investment Association Australasia and Impact Investing Australia. The Impact Investment Forum, chaired by former Christian ...

Treasury responds to ABA derision over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Government has failed to meet its own criteria around transparency and accountability in decisions, evidence-based policy development, and effective administration of regulation." Responding to Bligh, Secretary to the Treasury John Fraser said a regulatory ...

Bennelong's BennBridge opens its doors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... Bennelong head of institutional sales Ryan Durance has returned to the UK from Melbourne to head up BennBridge's business development. Durance began his career as an analyst with Merchant Investors, and has also worked at Barclays Wealth and Schroders ...

Mercer wins university investment mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... or gaming, adult entertainment and thermal coal, and will target companies with innovative solutions to sustainable development. Mercer global business leader, responsible investment Helga Birgden said Swinburne's responsible investment strategy is a ...

Two Victorian advisers cop bans

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... employee Stuart Arnold-Levy provided unlicensed and poor advice, particularly in relation to residential property development. Heycock and Arnold-Levy, both from Vitoria, have been banned from providing financial services for six years and four years ...

Banks hoping to stall new tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2017
... deadline imposed on the banks, with the first instalment of the levy slated for the September 2017 quarter. As the development and implementation of any new regulation generally takes at least 12 months, ANZ believes the timeframe is rushed and that ...

Netwealth adds multi-asset and equity solutions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... Matt Heine said. "We have had a long-term partnership with Futuro, which we are delighted to extend further with the development of the Sterling models. It's fantastic that another successful licensee continues to embrace the many benefits of managed ...

Investment trusts receive affordable housing concessions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
The Government is removing restrictions on managed investment trusts to facilitate new affordable housing developments. Investors will be able to pool funds into a professionally-managed scheme and receive concessional tax treatments assuming that at ...