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Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...

Professional Associations Super rebrands to Kinetic Super

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... will consolidate to form the new brand, Kinetic Super. RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super, Australian Enterprise super and SMART pension will sit under the Kinetic Super brand name and will launch on 1 July 2013. It will offer a MySuper and Choice option ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... long term income, which may have otherwise been overlooked by investors chasing higher dividend yields. "Combined with the smart use of option strategies, we have been pleased with how our investment process has performed. Our ability to extend our active ...

GFC derails wealth fee growth by $30bn

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
The global financial crisis cost the Australian funds management industry an estimated $30 billion in potential revenues, according to new research from Rainmaker Information. The finding comes from the report just released by Rainmaker, drawing data ...

Hostplus awards $100m global equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... hospitality, leisure, tourism, sport and related industries. Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said: "Finding smart, skilled and experienced investors, such as DGI, is central to the ongoing success of our active equities strategy. We are ...

Asian retail banks set to spend 5.1% more on tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
Retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are expected to spend 5.1% more on technology this year and technology expenses will reach US$118.6 billion, Ovum research found. According to analysis provider Ovum, retail banks in the Asia Pacific region are ...

AXA IM launches two SmartBeta products

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
AXA Investment Managers has announced the launch of two new smart beta products, designed as alternatives to index trackers. The AXA IM SmartBeta Equity and AXA IM SmartBeta Bond strategies use rules based filters to reduce exposure to risks associated ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... dominant handset, Lodha has opted to own third party companies which produce the glass and other internal components for smart phones. "You don't need to know which company will win the device arms race but you know antenna building companies will do ...

MySuper still ontrack despite low license applications

ALEX DUNNIN, LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... following AMP Flexible Super, BT Super For Life, Asgard Infinity, netwealth Accelarator, ING DIRECT Living Super and ANZ Smart Super.

Smart beta ETF take-up to double in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
UBS Global Asset Management expects the popularity of 'smart beta' exchange traded funds (ETFs) to double by the end of the year. According to UBS, SMSF trustees' and financial advisers' rising acceptance of these types of products is fuelling rapid ...