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Inflows drive first net profit for HUB24

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
... platform capabilities is really resonating with advisers and their clients," HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock said. "Our smart technology enables us to nimbly respond to adviser demand, and is underpinning us as the platform with the highest-growth ...

iShares receives 'recommended' rating

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Research house Lonsec has awarded a 'recommended' rating to two iShares Edge Smart Beta Minimum Volatility exchange traded funds. The ratings assigned to iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF and the iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ...

Bendigo targets ethically conscious investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
The wealth division of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is targeting younger investors with the launch of a socially responsible growth fund. The bank said the fund will be offered as both a standalone fund for investors and as a choice in its Bendigo SmartStart ...

TelstraSuper rolls out digital makeover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
From Snapchat to super-chat? TelstraSuper, the country's largest corporate super fund, is announcing the first phase of its digital transformation to appeal to its tech-savvy millennial and retiree fund members. This morning the fund launched a new ...

CBA and Queensland Treasury build blockchain bond

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
... obligation - is able to automatically pay coupons for the current holder when due, and was developed in digital form using smart contract technology by CBAs blockchain and institutional banking and markets teams. CBA said the use of a decentralised digital ...

Wealth firm releases planning app Nettshell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
Brisbane-based wealth management company Collins Mann Financial Management released an app which they say will keep financial planners honest. In an interview with Financial Standard, Collins Mann Financial Management (CMFM) co-director Mark Collins ...

ING partners for fraud prevention

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... joined up with INFORM GmbH to ensure customer security. The INFORM Fraud Prevention software (formerly RiskShield) uses "smart decision logic" and is flexible enough to accommodate the RBA's requirements for NPP usage. It will allow ING to risk assess ...

First-mover advantage key to smart beta ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Investments in smart beta equity exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded products (ETPs) reached a new record-high of $690 billion globally, and the product incumbents continue to gain ground, a report shows. The findings were part of the latest ...

Innovate to beat innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
As technological change rapidly accelerates, asset managers are being warned to adapt before they get left behind. Global research firm Cerulli Associates says managers cannot ignore the growing trend of robo-advice and emergence of blockchain technology. ...

REST launches online financial advice

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
REST Industry Super will now deliver online personalised financial advice to its members via a new partnership. Partnering with Midwinter, REST has launched the REST Advice Online platform, based on Midwinter's AdviceOS system. It will allow members ...