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Westpac net profit up 3pc

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Westpac has announced first half 2016 statutory net profit of $3,701 million, up 3% from the prior corresponding period. Commenting on the profit boost, Wesptac chief executive Brian Hartzer said: "The consumer bank delivered strong home loan and deposit ...

Acorns app enters superannuation sector

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Micro-investment savings app Acorns has entered into a partnership with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals to create a new Acorns-like app for superannuation contributions. As previously reported in Financial Standard, Acorns ...

Charter Hall appoints CIO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Charter Hall Group has appointed a new chief investment officer. Sean McMahon will commence the role in August 2016; the role was created following a management restructure announced in February. He will be responsible for Charter Hall's strategy, mergers ...

Three Aus funds awarded AAA climate rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Three Australian superannuation funds have received AAA ratings for their climate change risk management from the Asset Owners Disclosure Project's (AODP) 2016 benchmark index, The Global Climate 500 Index. Local Government Super and Australian Super ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Superannuation tax concessions should be reduced to fix Australia's ballooning structural deficit, according to global audit, tax and advisory services provider KPMG. The company has specifically recommended that the annual income threshold at which ...

Robo-advice to impact not replace: CFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Robo-advice is set to have the greatest impact on the financial services industry over the next five years, according to new member research by CFA Institute. The Fintech Survey found that 70% of respondents believe that mass affluent investors will ...

Fintechs to drive Australia's economy

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Fintechs feature predominantly in a new list recognising superior leadership in technology and services innovation throughout Australia and New Zealand, but wealth management's representation is sparse. Yesterday H2 Ventures and Investec launched the ...

iShares Core launches in Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
BlackRock has launched its iShares Core exchange traded fund (ETF) range in Australia to provide investors with low cost, high quality and diversified exposures. iShares Core comprises thee equity ETFs and two fixed income ETFs that be combined to construct ...

Multi-asset products continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Fund managers are rushing to position themselves at the forefront of the multi-asset sector as the number of funds and products continue to grow, according to Lonsec. The researcher's Multi-Asset Sector Review revealed an influx of new multi-asset fund ...

Global real estate offers investors diversified approach

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
Australians looking to diversify their property investments should consider global real estate as the Australian market continues to cool, according to State Street Global Advisors Australia. Shaun Parkin, head of SPDR ETFs at State Street argues that ...