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Netwealth partners for engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Netwealth is partnering with a cloud-based wealth platform to assist financial advisers in improving client engagement. Advisers using the myprosperity portal can now view Netwealth client account investment and portfolio data on the platform and receive ...

Chief economist update: The art of the deal exemplified

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
And so it comes to pass. US President Donald Trump did what he promised he would. "Today I'm defending America's national security by placing tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminium...we will have a 25% tariff on foreign steel and a 10% tariff ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
The increase in women seeking financial advice highlights not only the need for more female advisers, but also the benefits of embracing gender equality in the workplace. Integra Financial Services director Deborah Kent believes the increasingly holistic ...

Women-led super funds outperform again

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
Superannuation funds with significant levels of female leadership again outperformed funds dominated by men, and have increased their likelihood of doing so, Rainmaker research reveals. Rainmaker assessed 66 super funds to derive a W-index score and ...

Decimal appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
The chief executive of Decimal is stepping down and his successor has been named. The software provider announced Nic Pollock has resigned to pursue other opportunities, naming Damon Watkins as his replacement. Watkins brings more than 20 years' experience ...

AXA inks $20 billion deal, pivots insurance business strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
AXA is adjusting the focus of its global insurance business, beginning with the $20 billion acquisition of a global property and casualty commercial lines insurer. It's a move away from its dominant life business. AXA has entered into an agreement to ...

Insto mandate seeds Aviva fund launch

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
A global institution is placing $225 million with Aviva Investors to be the asset manager's cornerstone investor for its latest fund launch in Australia. Last month Aviva Investors chief executive Euan Munro revealed the firm, via its new mandate win ...

ETFs a winner in February market slump: Vanguard

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
ETFs maintained liquidity and picked up trading volume even as Australian shares plunged in February, according to latest research from Vanguard's Australian ETF Capital Markets division. In the week ending 9 February, ETF trading volumes tripled normal ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
The Australian arm of micro-investment savings app Acorns is entering the superannuation sector with the launch of its own super product. Acorns Grow Australia Super is expected to roll out to Acorns Australia's 400,000 users in March. It will be fully ...

Reinvigorated OneVue inches up platform rankings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
OneVue is gaining traction among financial advisers, with its functionality trumping that of Colonial First State's FirstWrap, according to the latest platforms analysis from Investment Trends. Of the 19 full-function platforms studied, OneVue re-entered ...