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XPLAN named best app

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
The Investment Trends 2015 Planning Software Report has named XPLAN as the top rated financial planning application, achieving the highest score ever recorded in the report's 11 year history. Rubik COIN and AdviserNetgain were ranked second and third ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
German business sentiment The Ifo business climate index for Germany dipped to a reading of 106.6 in April from 106.7 in the previous month, disappointing market expectations for an increase to 107.1. The current conditions component of the index also ...

Energy Super partners with robo-adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Energy Super is the latest industry fund to sign on a robo-advice platform, a move it says will complement existing financial advice offerings. The $6 billion fund has entered a partnership with Decimal Software and its new Eqilize platform, a robo-advice ...

Challenger annuities march on

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Challenger's annuity business has continued its charge with sales of $575 million in the quarter ending March 31. The figure represents a 29% on the same period last year and included strong growth in both term annuities (up 22%) and lifetime annuities ...

AFA Foundation donations continue to grow

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers Foundation has raised over $220,000 over the past year, with donations totalling more than $1 million since its launch in 2007. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said the AFA Foundation allows advisers to come together ...

Frontier appoints capital markets analyst

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Frontier Advisors has appointed an analyst to its capital markets team. Cadence Ho joins Frontier in May having completed her Master of Economics at the University of Queensland. Prior to that, she was a product specialist at UOB Kay Hian Holdings in ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
ECB policy decision As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged - repo rate at 0%; marginal lending facility rate at 0.25%; deposit facility rate at minus 0.4%; monthly purchases at €80 billion - at its 21 April meeting. ...

Industry reacts to ASIC reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Major industry figures have said they are broadly supportive of the Government's reforms for ASIC, but some are questioning the details of the user-pay scheme. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive said that while "it's been ...

HUB24 adds three international managers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
HUB24 has added three new international managed portfolios to its platform in a bid to expand Australian investor's ability to directly access professionally managed international portfolios. The new managed portfolios are provided by Arnhem Investment ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity dipped by 0.1% in March to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations ...