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NAB chief promises greater accountability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... executive Andrew Thorburn pledged greater accountability and consequences for those who breach codes of conduct at the second round of the banking inquiry in Canberra on Friday. Thorburn and chief operating officer Anthony Cahill faced the House of Representative's ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... initiatives such as choice of fund and member investment choice have enhanced competition. The Chilean model, with only one recent round applicant, has failed to bolster competition. "The Australian system already has low-cost product options. MySuper ...

Arnhem SMA rating receives upgrade

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
Lonsec's rating of Arnhem Investment Management's global separately managed account was upgraded in its latest round of reviews. Arnhem's global SMA, the Australia+ SMA, is now 'Recommended' by the ratings house, with Lonsec highlighting its "highly ...

Netwealth dominating platform sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2017
Platform providers are shifting their focus toward development of functionality after years of costly compliance work, with netwealth leading the field. That is a key finding of Investment Trends' 2016 Platform Benchmarking and Competitive Analysis ...

Super consolidation imminent: research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
The number of super funds (excluding SMFSs) have dropped by 72% from 872 to 244 in the last ten years (see Figure 1), according to new research from Rice Warner. The annual Superannuation Market Projections Report shows in 2016, 83 out of 219 funds ...

Aussie fintech maintains strength

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
Australian fintech investment in 2016 remained strong despite a 47.2% global slide in fintech investment, according to KPMG International's The Pulse of Fintech report. Total fintech investment in Australia reached $626 million across 25 deals in 2016 ...

Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Embattled financial advisers need to find better ways to communicate their value to clients if they are to remain relevant in an automated world. Speaking at a media roundtable, newly appointed Morningstar chief executive Kunal Kapoor told reporters ...

Banks flag adviser transparency in customer program

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
Led by the Australian Bankers' Association, Australia's largest banks are launching new initiatives aimed at improving customer satisfaction. The Better Banking program consists of three key steps. These are a renewed commitment to support customers ...

Contango joins forces for large-cap ETP

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2017
Contango Asset Management will be the manager for a new exchange-traded product launching on the ASX in February. The Switzer Dividend Growth Fund, for which Switzer Asset Management is the responsible entity, is a large-cap equity ETP targeting high-yielding ...

A-dollar rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi! Australia's legal tender is again doing the rounds of the headlines. Disappointment over Trump's press conference last week - he talked and talked about everything except about his economic policies - brought the ...