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Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... charge members more for services they already receive are a direct result of implementing the package, bringing the efficiency of the reforms into question. But others, such as millennial-targeted Future Super, dispute this. According to founder Adam ...

Pension giant awards $1bn in mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... three firms are "are highly attuned to how sustainability-related trends, like the low carbon transition and resource efficiency, create investment risks and opportunities". "We are excited about these new partnerships and their expertise in delivering ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... industry super believes it has the power to make change. ISA chair and former Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet said industry funds were ready to help the Government address these issues, with "the purpose and capital" to ...

Beware tech firms in financial services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... assess things like loan risk according to the report. BIS concedes that in some areas these tech companies could enhance efficiency in the financial services industry and promote financial inclusion. The BIS report views big tech's further entry into ...

How key is gender in retirement outcomes?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019
... various options, consideration needs to be given to how the fundamental principles of financial security, fairness and efficiency are affected.

Liquidnet acquires fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
... data they need to create greater conviction in their investment ideas, and then execute those ideas with speed and efficiency." Prattle was launched in 2014 by former academics Evan Schnidman and Bill MacMillan. Both will continue to oversee the day-to-ay ...

Cashwerkz, Praemium ink deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... feeds and reporting will provide great efficiencies for advice businesses." Praemium is also exploring further adviser efficiency opportunities with Cashwerkz across each of the other managed accounts solutions on the one integrated platform for custody ...

SSGA launches four model portfolios

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... Portfolio. The risk-based strategies, which offer three options - moderate, balanced and growth - aim to optimise capital efficiency over the long-term by investing in multiple ETFs. Asset classes include domestic and international equities and investment-grade ...

Government to revisit retirement incomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... of retirement incomes, as well as enact the recommendations from the Productivity Commission's review into the efficiency and competitiveness of superannuation. "I am positively disposed to a review of the retirement income system as recommended ...

Zurich launches new client portal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... The My Zurich portal will offer a new level of engagement for clients, which Zurich said will drive greater adviser efficiency and streamline non-core client administration tasks. The new portal means tasks like changing addresses, updating credit card ...