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BetaShares and Legg Mason join forces

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
A new suite of active exchange-traded funds will be made available via a long-term strategic partnership between BetaShares and Legg Mason. Under the partnership BetaShares and Legg Mason will initially launch two active ETFs with an income objective ...

SuperConcepts acquires SMSF administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... and filed via the new intelligent document management system. The new system will help auditors with the annual audit of funds as documents are text searchable.

Industry fund flags further fee cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
A $14 billion industry super fund is flagging further fee reductions from July 1 and to become one of the lowest-cost funds in Australia. Following its merger with Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund on 1 July 2017, Equipsuper reports "better than expected ...

MGP partners with fintech for adviser solution

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... pricing for the Moneysoft Lite and Pro services. These are cloud-based tools targeted at advisers, mortgage brokers and super funds and, according to Moneysoft head of technology and commercial operations Jon Shaw, they "[enable] advisers to focus on ...

O'Dwyer proposes TRIS changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer says automatically reverting TRIS in all cases will have benefits for superannuation funds. "It will also make it easier for superannuation members by eliminating the need for recently bereaved dependants to quickly ...

BlackRock veteran joins Grant Samuel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
The former head of fixed income at BlackRock Australia is taking on a newly created role at Grant Samuel Funds Management. Stephen Miller joined GSFM this month as investment consultant, charged with accelerating its positioning of international boutique ...

SuperConcepts enhances document management system

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... and filed via the new intelligent document management system. The new system will help auditors with the annual audit of funds as documents are text searchable. SuperConcepts chief technology officer Kurt Groeneveld said the system uses the latest capabilities ...

Scared of inflation? Try deflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... central bank is well on its way to achieving its goal of normalising monetary policy ever since it first raised the fed funds rate from the record low 0.25% to 0.50% back in December 2015. The succeeding rate lifts in December 2016 and over the course ...

Royal Commission seeks further disclosure over financial misconduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
... Hayne outlined his focus and scope this morning in Melbourne. Hayne said he twice asked several banks and superannuation funds to provide responses to a series of questions before today's opening hearing - specifically around the nature, extent and effect ...

Colonial First State awards $385m mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... autonomously under a new legal structure coming into effect in the first quarter of 2018. Xtrackers and RREEF, its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and real estate brands respectively will stay as is on a product level. Deutsche Bank also announced it established ...