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XTBs added to Praemium, HUB24 super platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
Exchange-traded bond (XTB) units have been added to HUB24 and Praemium's superannuation platforms. XTBs provide retail investors access to units of individual corporate bonds issued by the top 50 ASX-listed companies. As of today, they are available ...

HUB24 refuses IOOF takeover

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
HUB24 has turned down IOOF's offer to acquire all of its shares. The platform provider's board considered the proposal and consulted with its advisers. They all concluded that "the proposal is inadequate and does not reflect the underlying value of ...

Challenger annuity sales grow 12 per cent

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
Challenger Life has recorded a 12% increase in annuity sales during the first quarter of the 2016 financial year when compared to the same period last year. Annuity sales in the three months to 30 September 2015 totaled $884 million, with retail sales ...

IOOF behind HUB24 buyout offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
IOOF Holdings is back in the acquisition game and has made a proposal to acquire all of the shares of HUB24. Both companies confirmed the move in statements to the Australian Securities Exchange and HUB24 placed its shares in a trading halt on Tuesday ...

HUB24 considers buyout proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
HUB24 has announced it is considering a proposal from an unnamed "unrelated party" to buy 100% of its shares. In a statement to the ASX, the firm said its directors are evaluating the proposal, which would entail a cash consideration of $2.75 per share. ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Managed accounts are an effective vehicle for mitigating self-managed super fund diversification risk, according to HUB24 head of marketing and distribution Wes Gillett. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2015 Best Practice Managed Accounts ...

ASIC's robo-advice taskforce to monitor AFSLs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... initiatives will be proposed by existing licensees rather than start-up businesses." Another ASIC division, the Innovation Hub, will be monitoring activities by newly-licensed businesses. The new taskforce is examining the adequacy of compensation arrangements ...

ANZ ETFS listed on HUB24 platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
ANZ ETFS funds have been listed on the HUB24 super menu three months after they listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The joint venture between Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and ETF Securities is the first entry by a big ...

ASX to set up shop in Hong Kong

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... by Asian business development manager James Keeley. The move coincides with the establishment of an ASX direct connection hub in Hong Kong. The hub will provide connectivity from Hong Kong to Australia's financial markets community in the Australian ...

Many APLs still block managed account usage

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
Despite the rise and rise of managed accounts, financial advisers still report that APL and AFSL restrictions are the main blockage on more of them getting on board with this new way of administering investments. Financial Standard has just completed ...