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Principal and CIMB strengthen asset management ties

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... president of Southeast Asia and India, Pedro Borda said: "Southeast Asia is a growing and important region for Principal as we focus on bringing long-term saving and investing products to the market." "By increasing our ownership stake in the CIMB-Principal ...

Siri and Alexa: The future of banking?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
Using artificial intelligence to do all your personal and business banking from the comfort of your own home may be closer than you realise, NAB predicts. NAB executive general manager, digital and innovation Jonathan Davey said the proliferation of ...

SMSFs grappling with super changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... advisers and members are trying to figure them out together, Maroney added. "In the lead up to 1 July 2017, the industry's focus was on optimising contributions and reducing pension accounts to under $1.6 million as well as considering CGT relief for ...

Vontobel expands distribution footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... manager's client reach in Australia and New Zealand as senior institutional relationship manager. Faeste's efforts will focus on the distribution of fixed income capabilities, an area where he has more than 20 years' experience. Before joining Vontobel ...

Bravura scores platform deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... Foresters chief executive Craig Bell said: "We chose Garradin as part of a wider growth and innovation strategy, with a focus on investing in pioneering technology that will enable us to deliver state-of-the-art products and services to support our valued ...

Industry fund pilots cancer wellness program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
A $50 billion industry superannuation fund is piloting a program launched by AIA Australia that helps members affected by cancer transition back to health. AIA Australia's RESTORE CaRe Positivum program is currently being trialled by 100 REST Industry ...

Former Perpetual manager moves to advice firm

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
... 15-year relationship with Morgans Financial. The business provides investment and strategy advice to clients, with a greater focus on wealth management than financial planning. Gamble said her decision to make the tree change from Sydney was both personal ...

US advisers shifting to international equities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2018
Financial advisers in the US will increase allocations to actively managed non-US equity funds over the next six months, a new survey shows. One-third (34%) of the 778 advisers canvassed by Advisor Perspectives said they will allocate 3% or more of ...

Eaton Vance subsidiary appoints COO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
A subsidiary of Eaton Vance specialising in responsible investing is welcoming a new chief operating officer. Anne L. Richardson joins Calvert Research and Management from Cambridge Associates, where she was managing director and chief operating officer ...

AustralianSuper embraces goals-based advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... to cater to that," Blackmore said. "A wave of innovative solutions has been and will continue to be created with the sole focus of improving customer experience, and this can only be a good thing for the sector and for members in retirement."