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Link seeks admin margin improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
Link Group says it is on track to migrate AustralianSuper's administration services from Superpartners by year's end, completing the last significant client migration in a two-year integration program. During the past financial year Link Group successfully ...

LGS strengthens ethical commitment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016

Investors must look past Australia for opportunities: BAM

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
Australian investors must be more willing to embrace international equities if they want to capitalise on greater opportunities, according to Bell Asset Management (BAM) chief investment officer and portfolio manager, Ned Bell. Speaking at a media briefing ...

Stockspot preps new tool for partners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... currently in beta-testing, is the result of advisers and accountants asking to partner with the roboadviser. "It lets them focus on other bespoke areas of advice, while we manage the investment advice and portfolio management. They still have visibility ...

Shaw and Partners hires insto sales trader

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016
... "Sam Kanaan is highly respected among his peers and will add value to an already high performing team, which has its main focus on partnering and adding value to our clients."

Managed accounts to disrupt fund businesses to the tune of $60bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
The managed accounts industry is tipped to hit $60 billion by 2020, heavily disrupting traditional asset manager business models and driving the growth of financial advice groups, according to Morgan Stanley Research. In an extensive 75-page broker ...

Investors Mutual readying income focused LIC

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
Investors Mutual (IML), the boutique Australian equity fund manager founded by Anton Tagliaferro, has flagged its intention to launch a new income focused listed investment company (LIC). The investment strategy of the new vehicle will replicate the ...

Risk advice revenue falls 7pc in 2016

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... look to provide insurance advice as part of a holistic package more often, will charge more for holistic advice and will focus more on higher balance clients. "This shift is already underway and planners intend to continue adjusting their business models ...

Fund administrator purchases New York business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
An Australian fund administrator is delivering on its recent US expansion by acquiring New York-based hedge fund administrator Fundadministration. Following the opening of its New York office in July, ASX-listed MainstreamBPO sees its most recent purchase ...

Thomson Reuters partners with platform provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
... integration with Thomson Reuters intelligence source World-Check. "As regulatory demands continue to increase and the global focus on anti-money laundering intensifies, organisations are faced with the burden of assessing, monitoring and disclosing risk ...