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Mobile payment market primed for innovation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
The rapid worldwide adoption of smart phones and other mobile devices is expected to boost growth and innovation in the mobile payments industry, according to Credit Suisse. Recent forecasts by IT research company Gartner that anticipate the value of ...

Matthews Steer creates new wealth management arm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... necessary to protect assets and minimise tax." Steer, who was rated one of Australia's 10 top financial advisors in the 2011 AFR Smart Investor Masterclass, has a background in taxation including a 10-year stint as senior tax manager with Arthur Andersen. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
The Australian market is set for a modestly higher open higher after a surge in bank stocks fuelled gains on Wall Street. At 0818 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,531. In local economic news, the ...

Vague ANZ wealth strategy disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... challenges, we have exposure to growing markets in Australia, New Zealand and Asia." The division has also launched ANZ Smart Choice Super, an aggressively priced MySuper-inspired product and announced an alliance with Swiss private bank Vontobel. Other ...

CBA responds to mobile banking demand

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
In response to customer demand for a simple, personalised and mobile banking experience, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) will be launching Kaching for Facebook, a redesigned Kaching for Android App and new sharing and tagging capability in NetBank. For the ...

Professional Associations Super names new chairman

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Professional Associations Super has appointed Frank Gullone as chairman, it was announced today. The industry super fund oversees around $2 billion of funds under management on behalf of over 420,000 members across RecruitmentSuper, Accountants Super ...

ANZ launches low-cost super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
ANZ has launched a new life-cycle super fund that aims to beat the cost of comparable industry and retail funds. ANZ Smart Choice Super automatically adjusts its exposure between growth and defensive assets depending on the member's age and, according ...

van Eyk launches new asset allocation tool

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
Investment research house van Eyk has launched a new tactical asset allocation tool for advisers. The new tool forms part of the release of version 4.0 of iRate, the online portal which gives van Eyk's clients access its fund manager and shares research ...

Bond CFDs, charting tools now on Saxo platform

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Saxo Capital Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd has added CFDs on government bonds to the existing range of asset classes available to trade, plus new charting tools to assist investors with greater information. Available on SaxoTrader, SaxoWebTrader, SmartMobileTrader ...

Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... efficient way to invest their assets which has led to more passive management and low cost, systematic approaches, also known as smart beta," said Dougherty. Tired of paying active management fees simply for market exposure, these investors will simply ...