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Advisers need to leverage enormous ETF winds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Exchange traded fund providers and financial advisers need to leverage the "enormous winds" created by ETFs in building better client investment portfolios, according to a leading industry executive. Speaking at the Financial Standard Exchange Traded ...

Aussie pension pros most confident about valuations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Only one fifth of global pension fund professionals are more than 90% confident their respective funds' asset and liability valuations are accurate, according to the latest research from State Street. Interviewing more than 400 pension fund professionals ...

SMSFs will shape the future of ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
The rise of exchange-traded funds is one of the most remarkable growth stories in Australian financial services, and self-managed superannuation funds are going to lead its future. State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific ...

Bentley renews call for Keybridge director dismissal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
Bentley Capital has updated its reasons for dismissing Keybridge chair Andrew Moffat and electing Bentley representatives to the Keybridge board. In an ASX statement, Bentley said that it is now the second-largest Keybridge shareholder, surpassing Viburnum ...

AMP Capital hits back at second LIM wind-up letter

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2016
AMP Capital has responded to LIM Advisors' second open letter about winding up the China Growth Fund (AGF), saying it is "not a fair reflection of the actions [AMP Capital] has taken." On July 21, LIM issued a second letter to AGF unitholders, which ...

Bond investors must relax benchmark constraints

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Fixed income investors will risk paying to lose money unless they're prepared to change their approach to benchmarks, according to infrastructure fund manager QIC. Positive yields have been upturned as a number of key central banks have put negative ...

Micro-investment app hits 100,000 users in Australia

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
Over 100,000 users have signed up to micro-investment savings app Acorns following its Australian debut six months ago. The app, which gives users the opportunity to "round up" individual purchases - a $3.50 coffee, for example, becomes $4 - and invest ...

Independent body will make new standards simpler: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
The establishment of an independent standards body will make the professional standards transition clearer and easier to comply with, according the Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Sydney FPA roadshow ...

Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
Millennials were more interested in asking ANZ's IBM Watson-powered robo-adviser whether it was married to Siri than getting insurance information, according to ANZ Group Innovation channel development manager Jeanette Cheah. Speaking on a panel at ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
ASIC needs to work directly with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable ...