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New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
The New Zealand government is looking to remove the distinction between class and personal advice, as well as allow the provision of digital advice as it seeks to overhaul the country's regulatory regime for financial advisers. The Financial Services ...

CBA blames reporting failure on software error

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank says its failure to notify AUSTRAC of more than 53,000 large cash deposits in its intelligent deposit machines was caused by a software error which was not discovered for more than two years. In a public statement CBA outlined ...

UniSuper brings investment option in-house

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
UniSuper, the $60 billion fund for Australia's higher education and research sector, is appointing an active strategy for its once passively managed environmental investment option. Under this important shift management of the Global Environmental Opportunities ...

Nikko AM to disrupt with acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
Nikko Asset Management acquired a minority share in a New York-based specialist investment house with ambitions to develop more innovative investment solutions. As a stakeholder in ARK Investment Management, Nikko AM has obtained exclusivity to provide ...

Wealth begins its blockchain reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
Ambitious financial services firms are driving Australia's global leadership in the development of blockchain technology, which is already delivering productivity and innovation benefits to the nation's trillion-dollar wealth industry. BNP Paribas Securities ...

Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
New research from LaSalle Investment Management suggests environmental factors will have a significant impact on real estate investment portfolios in the future. LaSalle's report conceded that while most investors are unwilling to "sacrifice return ...

Blue Sky partners for property investment

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Blue Sky Private Real Estate entered into a joint venture to finance a 428-bed Adelaide student accommodation project. Working alongside Goldman Sachs and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) - the latter of which has committed debt finance of ...

Blended models are the future of advice: HUB24

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The relationship between financial advisers and their clients is more important than ever as technological advancement continues to transform the wealth management arena. A new white paper from HUB24 and CoreData demonstrates that while technology stands ...

Super funds must address climate risk: Market Forces

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
The superannuation industry's failure to disclose evidence they have considered climate risk in their investment portfolios has left them vulnerable to legal action according to a financial services activist group. Analysis provided by Market Forces ...

Advice, ETFs and SMAs form powerful combination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
Advice businesses seeking greater scalability stand to significantly benefit from the use of exchange-traded funds in separately managed accounts. Speaking at the Financial Standard ETF Forum in Melbourne yesterday, head of iShares Jon Howie told delegates ...