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Super enters new digital advice realm

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
Superannuation fund administration giant Link Group is upgrading all its existing clients to a new digital advice product. Link Group is launching Super Blueprint 3.0, providing superannuation fund members with tailored digital advice in relation to ...

Independent planning firm jumps into agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Growth Farms' recently launched farm leasing fund picked up a cornerstone investment from a $1 billion advisory group. Providence Wealth has made a "substantial" investment in the fledgling Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, making it the fund's cornerstone ...

Franklin Templeton appoints managing director

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed a managing director and head of investments solutions for its Asian business, capitalising on a strong demand for goals-based investment strategies in the region. Subash Pillai joined Franklin Templeton in ...

EM bonds attractive despite pullback: Eaton Vance

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
The long-term case for emerging markets in bond portfolios is still strong, even though investors have pulled out billions in recent weeks, according to Eaton Vance. Investor sentiment on emerging markets swung negative in recent weeks on concerns over ...

Praemium inks deal with WA-based wealth manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
A West Australian wealth manager with about $1.2 billion in funds under management is Praemium's newest client. Broking and wealth management firm Hartleys will manage its client portfolios using Praemium's reporting and administration platform ...

Macquarie axes grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
Macquarie will axe the payment of grandfathered commissions to financial advisers working within its wealth management division. Following BT Financial Group's lead, Macquarie has said it will discontinue the practice of advisers within its private ...

YBR offloads legacy wealth subsidiary

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
Yellow Brick Road is selling its wholly-owned investment services business. YBR announced that Yellow Brick Road Investment Services has entered into a book sale and purchase agreement with INPRO Australia. The transaction will see INPRO senior financial ...

New model boosts adviser engagement: MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
Since changing its retail advice support model, MLC Life Insurance has recorded a 25% improvement in lapse rates in the year to May 2018. MLC Life introduced business engagement managers (BEM) a year ago to provide advisers with the resources to engage ...

New managing director at Paragem

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
HUB24 financial planning subsidiary Paragem is welcoming a former Perpetual executive as its managing director. The licensing solutions provider for financial advisers announced Nathan Jacobsen will take his new post in September. Jacobsen spent 10 ...

Best-in-show list addresses insurance gaps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Creating a best-in-show list of default superannuation funds shouldn't overlook specific needs of members, particularly when it comes to life insurance, according to Cbus. The industry super fund told the Productivity Commission yesterday that while ...