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NGS partners with tech platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
NGS Super has partnered with a financial services technology platform as part of a major operating technology transformation. NGS who provides superannuation and financial advice to more than 100,000 clients has partnered with PractiFI. PractiFI integrates ...

ETF market capitalisation continues to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... this as an emerging trend. He said some are questioning whether the move to listed managed funds renders ASX's own mFund platform obsolete. "The counter argument is that mFunds arguably represent a more 'pure' exposure given they are unaffected by market ...

Macquarie Infrastructure buys rail business

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... that our partnership with a world class Australian infrastructure investor in MIRA will enable us to leverage our rail platform for extensive future growth within Australia." The deal strengthens GWA's footprint in Australia by adding a significant presence ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Institutional investors need to do more to combat investment in tobacco, with around $10 billion still invested via superannuation alone. Speaking at an Altius Asset Management event in Sydney yesterday, chief executive of Tobacco Free Portfolios Dr ...

Findex brings family office to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... multiple partners and principals at a single firm to access those services." This is achieved via a proprietary Findex platform that connects 140 different sources of data from each part of a family-run business. Findex chief executive Spiro Paule elaborated ...

Portfolio rebalancing highlights adviser value

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
Portfolio rebalancing is crucial to portfolio risk management but it also demonstrates the value advisers provide to clients, according to IOOF head of product Chris Weldon. Weldon notes that rebalancing is an important risk management process and while ...

InvestmentLink backs mobile advice start-up

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
InvestmentLink has made its first data grant to a mobile platform for financial advisers. As part of InvestmentLink's commitment to fintech, Harmonee will have 18 months of free access to 600 data feeds, which are currently used by more than 12,000 ...

Pan-Tribal Global Equity Fund added to platforms

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
... more than US$26 billion funds under management, across a range of equity strategies. The asset management firm said the platform sector is an important part of its growth strategy as research from Strategic Insight shows funds under management for the ...

Zurich fund receives first rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia's Emerging Markets Equity Fund has received its first rating from Zenith. Rated 'Recommended', Zenith noted the fund's unique focus on companies with sustainable high dividend yield and its ability to outperform low ...

Kina wins $1.6bn super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... division in 1988. It is pleasing that our long-standing and proven performance, in addition to our leading technology platform, were key factors in securing the NASFUND mandate." "We look forward to building a strong and long-lasting partnership with ...