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Class partners with new fintech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016
... Kevin Bungard said Class is excited by the partnership. "MA Operator has the goal of bringing a whole new level of efficiency to the managed account industry, by automating the complete workflow for financial advisers... to assist our users with increasing ...

Efficiency key to performance in low-return world

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Institutions are looking for custodians to improve administrative efficiency to boost performance in a low-return climate, according to BNP Paribas research. BNP's Investment and Operations Outlook 2016 report includes research based on a survey of ...

Super reform fears hit AMP earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
... outcomes for customers and shareholders in our wealth protection business, with actions underway to improve capital efficiency and reduce volatility." Overall, however, AMP reported a net profit of $523 million for the half year, up 3 per cent from $507 ...

Financial services stalwart backs robo-adviser

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... accumulation and advice vehicle for SMSF and non-super advice. Ignition Wealth is such a vehicle. Substantially improved efficiency, along with more direct and low cost ETF investments is the only way to meaningfully reduce the cost to investors of advice." ...

PROFILE: Qantas Super chief executive Michael Clancy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
... they look through. Whereas in a business like the NAB risk and return are important dimensions but so is cost, so is efficiency, and so is marketability and profitability. "And I think I naturally had an appreciation for those various different levers ...

Terms of reference released for complaints system review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... ensure that they're working effectively to meet the needs of consumers and industry. The review will have regard to efficiency, equity, complexity, transparency, accountability, comparability of outcomes and regulatory costs. "The terms of reference ...

SMSFs warrant PC review inclusion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
Among its complex and broad assessment of superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency the Productivity Commission says it intends to review data on the extent to which tax is a motivator for setting up an SMSF. The Commission accepts there are several ...

Competition not super's silver bullet: PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
... Commission says competition among Australia's $2 trillion superannuation system "is not an end in itself" to assure efficiency. In releasing its proposed framework to assess super's efficiency and competitiveness the Commission has come up with a series ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... Environment (deteriorating); Asset Quality and Capital (deteriorating); Funding and Liquidity (stable); Profitability and Efficiency (deteriorating); and External Support (stable). Private not public debt is Australia's problem Australia's favourite ...

Netwealth adds eighth private label managed account

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... partnership with Principal Partners and have been working with them to identify ways to enhance client outcomes and business efficiency," Netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine said. "The new private label managed account achieves many of these ...