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NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
NAB has launched a digital assistant that helps MLC members engage with their superannuation. Available on Google Home devices, Talk to MLC answers 15 common questions members ask: such as how to open an MLC account, find lost super and change investment ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
For the second consecutive year large percentages of Australian funds underperformed their respective benchmarks across most categories in 2017, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Fuds (SPIVA) Australia scorecard. S&P evaluated returns ...

Private equity firm sells Bravura stake

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... its digital capabilities for members and its funeral director networks. Bravura Solutions chief operating officer for APAC Jon Alder said: "We are delighted to partner with Foresters on this key initiative. We look forward to Foresters leveraging Garradin's ...

MGP partners with fintech for adviser solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... targeted at advisers, mortgage brokers and 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 ...

Colonial First State awards $385m mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... which comprises: Nicolas Moreau (chief executive and chair of managing directors), Claire Peel (chief financial officer), Jon Eilbeck (chief operating officer) and Nikolaus von Tippelskirch (chief control officer). Von Tippelskirch, who has been with ...

JBWere team joins Koda Capital

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2018
A JBWere executive director and two advisers from the same firm will take up new roles as partners at Koda Capital. Former JBWere executive director Frank Macindoe joins Koda's Sydney office. He was previously a partner at Blake Dawson for about 20 ...

Robo-adviser crashes during Wall Street selloff

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
One of the largest robo-advisers in the US saw its website go offline while markets fell across the globe on February 5. Wealthfront had to issue multiple clarifications to users via Twitter after complaints reached the platform that the website was ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
One of Australia's largest venture capital firms recently placed significant seed funding in an AI-driven beauty platform showing ambition and drive to expand internationally. Blackbird Ventures, alongside Melbourne and Sydney angel investors, led the ...

Unlisted infrastructure assets hit record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2018
The global unlisted infrastructure industry is now three times the size of its GFC levels, hitting a record high of US$418 billion in assets under management, latest Preqin research shows. The year to June 2017 saw a record number of deals take place ...

Sydney advice firm launches insurance joint venture

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
One of the senior members at a Sydney wealth management firm will lead its new life insurance business following the establishment of a joint venture. HLB Mann Judd Sydney has appointed Andrew Kennedy to lead HLB Insurance Services, which will operate ...