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YBR acquires News Corp platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
Yellow Brick Road has acquired News Corp's consumer-direct investment service brightday, which runs on the OneVue platform. YBR's statement said the acquisition forms part of its digital plans which included the release of robo-advice tool Guru in 2015. ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Senator Jenny McAllister has renewed calls for federal parliament to include gender analyses every time a policy is put before the country's key decision makers. Delivering the inaugural Mavis Robertson address at the Conference of Major Superannuation ...

Industry reacts to super objective

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
Industry commentators have come out broadly in support of the discussion paper outlining the formal objective of Australia's superannuation system released yesterday. Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said the move to formalise ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
With International Women's Day around the corner the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has renewed calls for the federal government to make gender inequality a priority. The ACTU's updated gender pay gap report shows 60% of women aged between ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Parametric Portfolio Associates has added a new Liquid Alternative strategy to its suite of Volatility Risk Premium (VRP) strategies. The Parametric Liquid Alternative strategy is designed to give investors a diversifying risk premium that targets risk-adjusted ...

New TAL scheme offers discounts for healthy living

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
TAL has teamed up with a former British Navy officer and physiologist in launching a new program that offers life insurance discounts for clients with a healthy lifestyle. The launch comes amid a wider industry move to align health and insurance. TAL ...

Charter Hall appoints CEO amid restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
Charter Hall has appointed a new chief executive. David Harrison was moved to the position as chief executive and managing director following the Charter Hall board's decision to move to a new management structure. Harrison joined Charter Hall in 2004 ...

Economic experts still defensive in 2016

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
A panel of economic experts has told Morningstar that financial markets may have been overreacting to volatility in the Chinese sharemarket, overplaying risks to respective economies. The discussion earlier this month also said Australia's economic ...

ASIC hits ex-ANZ adviser with ban

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
ASIC has banned a former ANZ bank adviser for 10 years. According to ASIC's investigation, Ben Cheung engaged in misconduct between April 2013 and March 2014, during which he was an authorised ANZ representative. ASIC alleged that Cheung forged client ...

Good Super founders take the reins from MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
Following managing director Andrew MacLeod's departure, Good Super's founders will jointly take on the role. Phillip Kingston and Aron D'Souza formed Good Super in 2013 as a "social impact superannuation fund". Andrew MacLeod, previously general manager ...