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ANZ wealth flows decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... September 2018, released this morning, ANZ reported its divested pension and investments - which included the wrap platform, ANZ Smart Choice, One Answer Frontier - suffered net outflows of $1.8 billion. In FY17, net outflows totalled $1.1 billion. Funds ...

Two new ETFs on the block

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
VanEck and BetaShares have announced new ETFs, as product launches in the segment heat up. A new smart beta ETF from VanEck will invest in China A-shares, after the manager gained a licence to invest in the asset class independent of the China Stock ...

Robo-advice register launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
Adviser Ratings has launched a new website that compares a multitude of robo-advisers in the market. The Robo Adviser (Smart Tools) register profiles 36 financial management fintech solutions sold directly to consumers that provide budgeting, trading ...

Advisers: Keep your clients off A Current Affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Sunsuper chief economist Brian Parker told delegates at the AFA National Adviser Conference their role is to ensure their clients don't end up a case study for A Current Affair. Ending his presentation on the state of the global economy this week, Parker ...

Are ETFs really the next smartphones?

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
Investment in exchange-traded funds can no longer be "phoned in" especially when the products are viewed as a transcendent technology that will reshape the traditional fund landscape. Using the analogy that smartphones have become less about calling ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... education initiatives." However the bank pushed back, pointing out its other in-school financial literacy program, Start Smart, does not promote the bank's products or services. According to CBA, the program is the largest financial education program ...

University students to run hedge fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... endured many pain points, so it's been hard for hedge fund firms to build a footprint into universities, meet those smart students and allow them to demonstrate their aptitude and talent as potential future leaders in alternative investing. "It has ...

Industry fund cuts property portfolio emissions

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... facades that both insulate and produce energy are the future. Buildings must be ready to adapt to these changes," Fok said. "Smart systems for climate control are improving every year and are an exciting area of energy efficiency." While Australia is ...

ACDC to power new battery ETF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... Value-Chain Index, the fund will expose investors to lithium, which underpins modern consumer electronics such as laptops, smart phones, tablets and - now - electric cars. The fund also invests in lead, nickel, sodium and zinc batteries, with the selection ...

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 ...