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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 ...

Australia lags in infrastructure returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... Australia the emphasis will be on driving operational efficiency from existing assets, and effectively dealing with the legacy environmental issues created by those industries." "Meanwhile in the cities the focus will be on creating sustainable and liveable ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... need everything: you need to be able to white-label the front-end, you need to interact with their horrible underlying legacy systems, and you need your compliance to be bulletproof. And because of ASIC's new regulations, the institutions can now point ...

AZ NGA snaps up eighteenth firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... look like in the future and implement those traits across its network. "Financial planning firms need to move away from legacy retail structures and inefficient systems, embrace open architecture, and utilise technology to remain successful and relevant. ...

IRESS appoints retirement incomes chair

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... income stream": savings on social security, zero cost to government, income for "retirees who aren't investment wizards," legacy payments to children and an expansion of Australia's "investable capital." Commenting on the IRESS acquisition, he said IRESS ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... and bank-owned super funds are squeezing additional fees from default members by leaving their accounts in more expensive legacy products rather than transferring them to MySuper products. The research indicates members have paid between $800 million ...