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Manage super on the go with new Wealthtrac app

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... government's Australian Media and Communications Authority show as at May 2014 more than 12 million Australians owned a smart phone. "The penetration of mobile commerce or M-Commerce, defined as undertaking banking or paying bills or buying goods and ...

Active management under threat from smart ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... fund managers may be forced to review their business propositions in the light of the growth in advanced beta products. "Smart beta opens up new things you can do," said Blitzer. "In the US advisers are increasingly using ETFs to build portfolios." Blitzer ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... to indices as wide as the S&P Global 100 or as specific as the MSCI Korea 25/50 Index. There is also a growing number of smart beta-style ETFs, such as those that target high-dividend-yielding companies, or specific sectors, such as healthcare or financials. ...

Retail funds deny relying on passive investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... basis points per year over a ten year period." The MySuper product often held up as an example of a passive strategy is ANZ Smart Choice Super, which is the cheapest default product on the market. ANZ would neither confirm nor deny that it used a wholly ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... ACCR's move to try and get the banks to understand the risks that they are running and to disclose those risks. "If I was a smart bank in a banking system that had four banks that looked very much like each other... in that sort of circumstance you'd ...

Low cost retail jumps 82pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
While Rainmaker estimates the low cost retail segment to amount to less than $10 billion, the segment is inline for rapid growth underpinned by the MySuper transition and impact of FOFA. Rainmaker has just released its June 2014 Advantage report containing ...

BT Super for Life launches video member statements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... Vicki Doyle said the video statements were designed to inform and educate customers and to make it easier for them to make smart choices about their superannuation now. "We know people care about their retirement but understanding your own superannuation ...

YBR's cash fund receives new ratings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
Yellow Brick Road's newly branded funds management business Smarter Money Investments has received two ratings for its Smarter Money Active Cash Fund. Australia Ratings, a new credit rating agency founded by former Standard & Poor's Managing director ...

First hard MySuper APRA data released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... which together make up half the MySuper market. In the retail sector BT Super For Life has $3 billion, MLC $1 billion, ANZ Smart Choice $960 million, AMP $800 million and CBA Essential Super has $310 million although CFS FirstChoice has $740 million. ...

YBR Funds Management rebrands, launches new fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2014
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) has rebranded its funds management business under the new name 'Smarter Money Investments Pty Ltd' (SMI). The rebranding also coincides with the launch of a new fixed income fund, Smarter Money Higher Income Fund, which focuses ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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