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Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Customer expectations have irrevocably shifted in the era of "service aggregation" and super funds ignore this at their peril, according to Telesign chief executive Aled Miles. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference ...

Property manager launches new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
Listed real estate funds manager Folkestone intends to launch a new fund in 2017, aimed at co-financing the development of a hotel at Sydney's Green Square. The Folkestone Green Square Hotel Fund plans to launch in March by raising about $22.5 million ...

Adviser Ratings secures referral partnership

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Adviser Ratings has partnered with Small Business First for an exclusive referral scheme designed to connect Australian small businesses with professional financial advisers. The partnership will leverage Small Business First's reach of 500,000 businesses ...

Super execs: Size is not scale

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Size is not the same as having effective economies of scale in superannuation funds, leading management consultants and super executives have told the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference. TRIA Investment Partners' ...

Robo-advisers friend not foe: Cerulli

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... Smith said. "The question is not whether traditional firms will offer digital engagement platforms, but which will best connect their advisers to clients in ways that highlight the value of advisory services beyond commodified aspects of portfolio management." ...

Industry fund leads way for flexible workplaces

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... to do so. The Flex Able certification is delivered by Diverse City Careers (DCC), a social enterprise that helps women connect to supportive employers. The certification aims to showcase employers that demonstrate best practices for flexible workplaces ...

Succession planning placed on the backburner

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... businesses are all too regularly ignoring the need for quality exit and succession plans, according to chief executive of Connect Financial Service Brokers, Paul Tynan. Tynan has observed a growing number of practitioners holding on to their businesses ...

Fed Court winds up unregistered investment scheme

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
The Federal Court has wound up 21st Century land banking companies and declared the land banking developments were unmanaged investment schemes. The court also disqualified the operators of 21st Century land banking companies, Jamie and Dennis McIntyre ...

Findex brings family office to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
Findex has launched an integrated wealth management service aimed at bringing the family office model out of the domain of the ultra-rich. Suitably named Family Office, the new service aims to provide a "single point of contact" for all aspects of wealth ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... enhance member returns, while addressing the nation's housing needs. "With the right policy settings it will be possible to connect our growing retirement savings pool to social housing supply while providing secure, long-term outcomes for investors," ...