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AIA and AdviserLogic partnership to benefit advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... strategic partnership with AdviserLogic aimed to simplify the experience and remove barriers for advisers to allow them to focus on the quality of advice and client conversations. "Streamlining administration for life insurance advice, applications and ...

IFM Investors expands private capital team

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
IFM Investors has appointed a new investment professional to its private capital team, making it the seventh key hire at the global fund manager in 2016. Joining IFM Investors is Stuart Wardman-Browne and he will report to head of private capital, Steve ...

Indigenous super event expands to Melbourne

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
First Nations Foundation has expanded its Big Super Day Out, an event which focuses on Indigenous superannuation, to Melbourne for the first time. The Big Super Day out is a free Indigenous community event designed to encourage First Australians to ...

Objectives-based investing under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... director of manager research, Tim Murphy, told a briefing in Sydney yesterday that post-GFC there has been an increasing focus on end-client outcomes rather than relative returns and it prompted the emergence of objectives-based strategies. "However ...

Managers must give investors more access: AMP

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
Fund managers must be more open to providing end investors with greater access to global investment products, according to AMP Capital director, Australia and New Zealand, Craig Keary. Speaking at a media briefing in Sydney, Keary said AMP Capital's ...

Investors must adapt to capital light era

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... especially as Australia's requirements continue to grow. It said transport infrastructure will probably remain the primary focus, but hospitals and universities will require substantial investment too, particularly given the strong growth outlook for ...

Liquidnet launches new equity algorithms for instos

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Liquidnet has launched a new suite of liquidity-focused Asia-Pacific equity algorithms for institutional investors. In a statement, Liquidnet said the new suite "offers enhanced control for buy-side traders giving them the ability to set price limits ...

Synchron appointment looks to the future

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
Synchron has appointed a new compliance officer in a bid to set up the non-aligned dealer group for future success. Michael Jones will commence the role in late June, joining Synchron from UBS Wealth Management where he was director of transactions ...

Topdocs extends ABN and TFN automation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... application, and proving this service free of charge to advisers, we are giving advisers back this time, enabling them to focus more on client facing work. The feedback so far has been amazing." Spakman said the new integration is one of a number that ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... into high-growth Australian businesses through private equity and venture capital. This would be achieved by shifting the focus of regulation towards net returns and long-term growth. "Only around 0.5% of all superannuation money is invested into Australian ...