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Suncorp names new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... "[Snowball] has steered the Suncorp Group through a major transformation which has simplified operations, realised efficiency benefits and strengthened the capital base." Cameron also commended Snowball, saying: "There's no overhaul required. Patrick ...

Lonsec launches product rating tools for advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... sub-metrics. As the suite is rolled out, Features and Benefits, for example, will contain assessments for complexity, tax efficiency, capital growth potential, income potential, liquidity and environmental, social and governance (ESG) awareness. Lonsec ...

ASIC penalties 'like being hit with a lettuce leaf': Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... are significant." Murray noted that ASIC is underfunded and that "a lot more can be done" to increase the regulator's efficiency. He said that ASIC should have a product intervention power: "It would allow them to tell product providers: 'what you're ...

IRESS launches cloud-based trading platform

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... transactions with their counterparties, this enhanced offering will reduce operational risk for firms, bring important efficiency savings, and underpin the business growth of our clients."

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Fox said. "TAL has certainly led the market in a number of areas over recent years including initiatives that bring efficiency gains to advisers and their businesses as well as to the client." The AFA and PFL compared five key areas when determining ...

BGL and CoreLogic launch SMSF property tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... integration BGL has built with CoreLogic RP Data," Lesh added. "These services greatly improve our clients' SMSF processing efficiency and greatly assist with the preparation of their SMSFs for audit".

XPLAN is top-rated financial planning software

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... their applications than just produce SOA documents," Webster continued. "Aligning compliance with increased practice efficiency should deliver a better business and more consistent client outcomes." According to Investment Trends analyst Ian Webster ...

OneVue's platform FUA rise 45%

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... development of mFund and greater levels of automation has added new clients and driven a two fold increase in processing efficiency. Outsourced registry is now very well positioned for growth."

Advisers add 3% returns for clients: Vanguard

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... cost-effective implementation of investment strategies are also essential, Vanguard said. The report also listed tax efficiency and total-return versus income investing as two areas where advisers can add value. "Although this value will not show up ...

Brady Bunch as useful as market commentary: Shane Oliver

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... improving investor outcomes. "Most economists would say more is better, that more information results in better market efficiency," Oliver said at the SMSF Association National Conference in Melbourne. "News is getting quickly absorbed by markets, there ...