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Centrepoint growing wealth business

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... Centrepoint's after-tax profit, which inched $0.7 million year-on-year to $4.6 million, was dented by an increase in pre-July 2010 legacy claims provisions to $3.7 million (2015: $149,000). "We are continuing to invest in growing or adviser services ...

ClearView hire aligns growth plan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... Blaxland-Walker said. The appointments also follow ClearView's announcement in late 2016 that the firm will be replacing its legacy software, and seven years of data, with Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Cloud - a cloud-based solution that ...

Irish sovereign fund stamps out tobacco

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
... completed the sale of its remaining investments in tobacco manufacturing. As a part of an ongoing strategy to sell its legacy investments, the €8 billion ($11 billion) sovereign fund's decision aligns with the Irish Government's commitment to tobacco ...

ClearView partners for platform overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
ClearView partnered to overhaul its legacy general ledger platform and replace it with a cloud-based solution that provides real-time data for clients. With the help of KPMG, ClearView replaced its legacy software, and seven years of data, with Oracle ...

Link completes AustralianSuper transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... an unprecedented achievement in Australia. After acquiring Superpartners in December 2014, Link is preparing to archive legacy data before switching off the platform. Five of the nine funds transitioned were part of this acquisition, including AustralianSuper. ...

ASIC approves world-first fintech exemptions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... neutral regulation for the financial sector and facilitating rationalisation of life insurance and managed investment scheme legacy products."

Vale George Vassos: Omega Global Investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... Global Investors have remembered their beloved friend as a positive, warm, personable and smart man who leaves an impressive legacy. Omega co-founder Andrew Gruskin said the entrepreneurial spirit that conceived Omega and has driven it to carve out a ...

Asset managers must consider multi-asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... The DFMs survey listed the investment process as the most important fund selection criteria, followed by an existing or legacy relationship, with brand recognition ranked third. "Do not underestimate the importance of ongoing dialogue with IFAs and of ...

Robo is the adviser's new best friend

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... distinct needs of two different types of clients: older clients, who are typically focused on retirement solutions and legacy planning, and the next generation of clients, who are looking for innovation and flexibility from advisers," Parkin said. "To ...

Life insurance legacy faces more scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
Australia's life insurance regulator is renewing calls to rationalise legacy products that have plagued the industry with poor consumer outcomes and operational complexities. APRA member Geoff Summerhayes told a parliamentary inquiry on the life insurance ...