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Adviser group edges on triple digits with new business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017
... and the broader financial services community. Our community has welcomed great businesses, carefully selected based on mutual values, beliefs and aspirations when it comes to providing advice to Australians," she said. She added that herself and the ...

Former industry fund CIO leaves Vanguard after seven months

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... fundamentally trying to convince investors to join "their side," though Vanguard can be excluded from this because of its mutual structure, whereby indexing and active are "just more tools in the toolbox." "In this debate, everyone wants to be on the ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... compared to 10 years ago, he told a media briefing. Looking at banks' earnings cycle, this is not where the risk is because mutual funds by way of comparison are more leveraged, he said. In the next down turn, which is potentially in 20 years' time ...

New CFO named for $20bn industry fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... VicSuper's decision to switch its insurance provider from AMP to MetLife. The partnership with AMP commenced in 1994 or National Mutual as it was known then. It demutualised to become AXA and eventually merged with AMP, but overall it has been "one continuous ...

Calastone adopts blockchain

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... private and permissioned-based blockchain infrastructure in 2019, the company announced. The new technology will enable the mutual funds market to operate more efficiently, reduce costs and risks, and responded quicker to evolving customer demands, it ...

Former Fidante-aligned boutique targeted by UK regulator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
... managed with the highest commitment to legal and ethical standards." According to the FCA, the sharing usually occurred on a mutual basis and allowed the firms to know the other's plans during the IPO or placing process when they should have actually ...

ETF fees to plunge: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2017
... thematic ETFs, greater access to debt and investing in alternatives. ETFs will help new entrants defend against declining mutual fund inflows and will form as part of a product range that include fixed income or smart beta products, the report said. ...

Elders continues impressive growth run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
... really looking forward to becoming immersed in the wider Elders network and community culture as we develop a diverse mix of mutual referral relationships across general insurance, rural services, agri-finance and real estate," Dwyer said.

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
Classroom-style financial education programs in the workplace and hands-on practice and counselling can play a significant role in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School ...

Advice the face of wealth management evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
The chief executive of a US mutual fund provider and subsidiary to a US$1.7 trillion global investment manager believes the financial services industry cannot go back on its move to independent financial advisers. Speaking at a Morningstar investment ...