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Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... removing the biggest barriers, a panel of high profile professional investors has said. In a plenary session at the My Platform Rules conference on the Gold Coast this week, Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and IOOF chief investment ...

Suncorp appoints new C-suite for restructured business

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Suncorp has consolidated its separate business channels and appointed nine senior executives to lead the restructured company. The three combined operating business units are now banking and wealth, insurance Australia and insurance New Zealand. This ...

Folkestone A-REIT fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Folkestone Maxim Asset Management has had its A-REIT Securities Fund added to the BT Wrap platform. The addition comes on the heels of the fund being upgraded to 4.25 Stars by SQM Research. It is also available on Macquarie Wrap, Netwealth, Powerwrap ...

Fiducian reports solid funds under management growth

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... position as a comprehensive financial services provider with three key, but separate revenue-generating business activities: platform administration, funds management and financial planning," Fiducian Group founder and managing director Indy Singh said. ...

AMP upgrades platforms

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
AMP has made a range of enhancements to its existing platforms, including North, and launched a new platform called MyNorth. The enhancements to North include: an improved intuitive user interface; compatibility with tablet computers; better reporting ...

Adviser roadshow shines light on modern-day advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Financial advisers took home plenty of business tips at an adviser roadshow yesterday - and many of them are refreshingly unconventional. The main function centre of Doltone House, overlooking the waterfront view of Jones Bay Wharf in Sydney, was the ...

ETF revenue doubling every 18 months

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
It is well known that the Exchanged Traded Fund (ETF) market is continuing to power ahead with enviable inflows every month. Even more impressive is that this has been achieved against a backdrop of negative market returns. One of the attractions of ...

New robo-advice business launches

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
BetaSmartz, a new robo-advice platform aimed at both institutional and retail investors, has launched today. The platform uses algorithms based on 60 years of academic research to create portfolios that equal the performance and sophistication of those ...

Annuity sales growth drive up Challenger 1H16 profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
Continuing growth in annuity sales has driven Challenger's 1H16 after-tax profit up 18% on 1H15 to $182 million. Challenger chief executive Brian Benari argued that a significant factor in this was annuity sales driven by interest in Comprehensive Income ...

CBA result boosted by wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
Strong performance from the wealth management division contributed materially to the 4% rise in Commonwealth Bank's half-year cash profit, with CommInsure performing particularly well. Growth in insurance and funds management income of 17% and 6%, respectively ...