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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 ...

UBS shutters UK robo platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
UBS has shuttered its robo-advice offering in the UK after less than two years since its launch. UBS SmartWealth, a digital wealth platform that assesses clients' financial situation and risk profile to recommend a relevant investment option, has closed ...

MetLife partners with industry fund for digital tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
MetLife Australia partnered with an $8 billion industry superannuation fund to launch its digital life insurance tool designed to speed up claims tracking and lodgment for fund members. Statewide Super partnered with MetLife to launch the new digital ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Corporations Act, when customers believed that branch staff had taken relevant circumstances into account and were recommending Smart Choice Super - resulting in customers switching super funds to end up in a less suitable ANZ product. AMP's trustees ...

Global asset manager launches smart beta indices

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
A $996 billion asset manager is introducing a set of equity indices based on a multifactor approach to smart beta, aiming to outperform market-cap weighed indices by 2-4%. Aberdeen Standard Investments' quant investment strategies team developed the ...