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Australian Ethical underlying profit dips despite membership surge

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... Australian Ethical managing director Phil Vernon said: "The growth of ethical investing continues. People are demanding transparency and accountability in all aspects of their life, including their investments." "They want to know their money is working ...

Blockchain saving mutual funds US$2.6bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... automation. Improved processing time; the reduction in the number of manual errors and quicker resolution time; and greater transparency and audit traceability were among the key advantages Calastone found. The majority (71%) of respondents saw the costs ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it will crackdown on financial product providers' fee disclosures the year ahead in a bid to protect mum and dad investors. The SEC made it clear that one of its main priorities this year is ...

Praemium enhances digital offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... complete paper-based applications. Meanwhile, the added digital acceptance feature provides advisers with complete transparency and requires them to invite clients to accept an application form online. Progress of the application is tracked via a dashboard ...

Insto investors looking for company transparency: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
Institutional investors are looking for detailed disclosure from portfolio companies about their strategy and goals, board composition and ESG commitments, according to research from global consultancy Morrow Sodali. The research was based on a survey ...

FSC and FOS appoint former ASX chief risk officer

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... disclosure improvements, set claim timeframes, restrictions of surveillance and greater levels of consumer communications transparency. Should non-compliance occur, insurers will incur what the FSC described as 'strong sanctions'. These could consist ...

EY issues ICO theft warning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... blockchain in the first place. Once new standards are in place that are accepted by all participants-allowing for improved transparency, fraud prevention, and legitimacy - the protection of investors and users alike has a greater chance of success." ...

Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... would be achieved. As for the Federal Government, Szoke urged to end corporate tax cuts and introduce tougher tax transparency laws that require companies to publicly report on income, profits and taxes for every country in which they operate. Oxfam ...

Macquarie Wrap SMAs accrue landmark FUM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2018
... approach to portfolio management, afford clients all the benefits of traditional managed investments but with added transparency and tax benefits. "For advisers, managed accounts offer greater efficiencies that enable them to focus on having more holistic ...

New ETF to combat gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... comprises 100 global companies selected on 19 diversity criteria, such as equal compensation and work-life balance, transparency and accountability, gender balance, and sustainability policies. The new product is a joint collaboration between UBS Asset ...