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Accountants expand robo-advice reach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
Robo-advice is now more accessible for accountants via a new program introduced by digital investment adviser and fund manager Stockspot. Having been beta tested throughout 2016, Stockspot has launched its Partner Program to accountants, providing them ...

Super assets up despite contributions dip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... the last 12 months, despite total contributions dipping 1.5%. According to APRA's Quarterly Superannuation Performance report, at the close of the September 2016 quarter assets totaled $2.1 trillion, $492.2 billion of which is made up by MySuper products ...

Preqin buys solution platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Preqin has acquired a cloud-based private equity monitoring solutions provider. Effective immediately, Preqin has taken a controlling stake in Baxon Solutions after forming a strategic partnership in January 2015. Baxon Solutions offers clients a tailored ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... Australian impact investments was released in the "Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investment Activity and Performance Report 2016" launched at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific. The data shows a steady increase in the number of impact ...

Super fund investment transparency can improve

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Superannuation fund disclosure is under a spotlight for the second time in as many weeks. This time the focus is centred on super funds' investment portfolios with a survey from activist group Market Forces showing 86% of Australians want to know where ...

State Street partners with blockchain startup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
State Street has teamed up with a blockchain provider in order to offer more transparent, timely and auditable means of reporting. The investment manager has engaged Silicon Valley-based PeerNova to develop a program via its Cuneiform platform aimed ...

Under reporting of super fees harming investors: ASIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
ASIC says it is motivated by the fact that inconsistent and under reporting of superannuation fees is harming investors and as a regulator it will not allow this to continue. ASIC has also revealed it recently knocked back industry requests to extend ...

Industry fund expands investment team by 74pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
An industry super fund says it will expand its in-house investment team from 34 to 59 this financial year and implement a newly-defined strategy aiming to capture several scale advantages. Growing its investment team by 74%, Cbus says it is preparing ...

Beulah Capital partners with $1tn global asset manager

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australian boutique Beulah Capital has launched a global managed account strategy in partnership with a major international investment manager. Developed jointly with Franklin Templeton Investments, Beulah's International Equities Portfolio will give ...

Parametric scores international equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A $7 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed US investment manager Parametric to manage a portion of its international equities portfolio. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) will be the first Australian client ...