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New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

GBST already set for T+2

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
GBST has become the first provider of securities transaction software to confirm readiness for the impending T+2 settlement regime for the Australian equities market. The ASX is targeting 7 March 2016 as its date to complete the transition from T+3 ...

Younger clients best-served by robo-advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Automated asset allocation and risk profiling "changes the dynamic of who advisers can and can't afford to talk to," according to Ignition Wealth chief executive Mark Fordree. Fortree said that he knew of many advice groups who "saw two to three people ...

Challenger partners Financial Standard for 2016 Technical Services Forum

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
Financial Standard has partnered with investment specialist, Challenger, to launch the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum. The event is Australia's preeminent technical services forum and contributes to the development of the industry ...

New faces to lead financial services policy reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Cabinet reshuffle brings new faces and a new structure to the government's top economy, finance and business ministries. Social Services Minister Scott Morrison was appointed Treasurer, while Finance Minister Mathias ...

Energy Super awards $400m equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
A boutique equity investment manager was awarded a $400 million Australian equities mandate by Energy Super. Dalton Nicol Reid will manage the fund's money with the objective to deliver returns over the long term. Energy Super chair Mark Williamson ...

SMSF the next frontier for robo advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
Australia's self-managed super fund market will be the next frontier for robo advice but it is not a threat to financial planners according to a recent report from FinDigital and Ignition Wealth. The report, which reviewed 45 robo advice offerings ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
The Australian share market has opened higher as the bourse flirts with breaking the 6,000 point landmark for the first time in seven years. Australian stocks received positive leads from the US and European markets which gained on Friday night as low ...

Risk not the endgame

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
A young Australian boutique absolute return fund rapidly establishing a mark for outperformance highlights how new funds have to deliver something very special if they want to be noticed. Auscap Asset Management is a small absolute return long short ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... second straight day, following another slate of impressive US data that helped the US dollar march towards the 120-yen mark for the first time in seven years. Tokyo climbed for a fourth straight session, adding 0.32 per cent, or 57.21 points, to end ...