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Australia missing out on $34.5bn tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... underperforming in use of digital technologies and could be missing out on a $34.5 billion opportunity, according to Accenture research. Australia ranks eight out of the 17 leading economies measured on the Accenture Digital Density Index, which measures ...

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Banks who offer their business clients discounts or incentives to switch their employee default super scheme could be breaking the law. That's according to Industry Super Australia (ISA), the body representing 15 industry super funds, which has sought ...

BT adds managed funds to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... shares, managed funds and cash through a range of professionally managed portfolios, and remove the need to individually research, monitor or trade assets. BT general manager of platforms and operations John Shuttleworth said: "Over the next 12 months ...

Marketing key to $480bn post-retirement opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... pre-retirees and 32.4% of post-retirees were unsure which type of fund would provide the best overall offer in retirement. The research also found a quarter (24.8%) of respondents were uncertain about which retirement income provider they would choose. ...

Legg Mason Brandywine fund awarded top rating

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2015
... The Legg Mason Brandywine Global Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust has been awarded a 'Highly Recommended' rating from research house Zenith. The product was the only one to achieve the top rating in Zenith's 2015 sector review of global fixed income ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... must firmly believe the RBA will cut rates again - are there to bid the market back up," Australian Stock Report head of research Chris Conway said. In the minutes from its March board meeting, the RBA said was of the view that bleak economic growth ...

Super performs well in board gender diversity index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... performers in the latest rebalance of the Boardroom Diversity Index. Along with Sport, ASX100 companies and Cooperative Research Centres, Super was one of only four sectors to show gains of more than 5% in the number of women on boards since 2013. Women ...

APAC asset managers to invest heavily in data

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
State Street research suggests that asset managers in the Asia-Pacific region will significantly increase their investment in data management and analytics over the next three years. Based on a survey conducted by Longitude Research, which polled 400 ...

HUB24 sets up white label platform for Wilson HTM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... investments including shares, managed funds and separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as access to Wilson HTM's internal research and portfolio construction expertise to offer managed portfolios. The two companies are looking to expand their relationship ...

SMSF growth driven by investor satisfaction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... (SMSF) performance is a likely driver for SMSFs' continued growth and significant market share, according to Roy Morgan Research. Roy Morgan's findings are based on a survey of 15,084 superannuation holders conducted in the half-year to January 2015. ...