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MGP partners with fintech for adviser solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... super funds and, according to Moneysoft head of technology and commercial operations Jon Shaw, they "[enable] advisers to focus on developing strong personal relationships as a basis for providing advice. Those system efficiencies flow into reporting ...

Challenger flags new Fidante partnership, record profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... shareholders. This is underpinning our future growth," Benari said. Challenger chair Peter Polson added: "We continue to focus on managing costs and remain one of the most efficient financial services companies. For the first half we achieved our lowest ...

Defensive bias hurting SMSF performance: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... wider margin. This highlights how important it is for SMSF trustees to actively review their investment strategies and not focus on only perceived tax advantages," SuperGuard 360 said. The research noted, though, that the gap narrows somewhat over a ...

IOOF partners with GROW Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... experience. GROW believe in helping people make better financial decisions. We believe this is entirely aligned with our focus on financial advice and look forward to exploring this space together." Grow Super chief executive Josh Wilson said establishing ...

Advice dealer group recommits to OneVue

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
A growing independent financial advice group reappointed OneVue as its platform provider. Madison Financial Group recommitted to using its white-labelled WealthPortal for an additional five years. OneVue's platform technology underpins the WealthPortal ...

Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... Commission into the Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, Commissioner Hayne outlined his focus and scope this morning in Melbourne. Hayne said he twice asked several banks and superannuation funds to provide responses ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... receive adequate disclosures about the risks associated with these investments. Among its other priorities, the regulator will focus on the entities that provide services "critical to the proper functioning of capital markets." This includes clearing ...

Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... trends, Lawson said. Populism is not something aligned purely to event risk, he added. As an economist Lawson was reticent to focus on politics but said it must now play an increasingly important role in the thinking of asset managers worldwide. "The ...

Industry fund on the hunt for investment operations boss

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... 11.85% this past year - placing us in the top 25% of Australian superfunds over one, three, five, seven and 10 years and our focus is on driving continued strong performance," Cbus chief investment officer Kristian Fok said. "A significant focus of our ...

Go your own way: AXA IM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
Investors should not be afraid to run against the pack in 2018, with recent history demonstrating that taking a contrarian view can pay off. That was a key takeaway from AXA Investment Managers' head of Framlington Equities - Asia, Mark Tinker, when ...