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"Enough is enough": Women in Super launch national campaign

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
National advocacy and networking group Women in Super is calling on the Federal Government to address the growing number of women retiring in poverty by boosting the superannuation accounts of low income earners. Speaking at the launch of the group's ...

Holistic wealth management solutions remain advice key: NAB

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
The delegator, the validator, and the self-directed - when it comes to managing personal wealth, research from NAB shows Australians continue to fall into one of three key investor personas. The delegator - knows the importance of managing their wealth ...

Macrovue hires from Macquarie and BT

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
AMP backed online investment service Macrovue is continuing its growth with the appointment of two executives. Sriram Seshadri, formerly an associate director with Macquarie Group and a senior developer with Goldman Sachs, will join as Macrovue's chief ...

Boutique investment manager continues retail trend

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
A Sydney-based boutique investment manager is joining the shift towards an increasingly sophisticated retail market, launching a retail class of its flagship concentrated global equities fund. Avenir Capital will make the Avenir Global Fund accessible ...

Hands off super: SMSFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
The Self-Managed Super Fund Association is repeating its calls for a "sustained period of stability" in the superannuation system, telling the Productivity Commission that legislative change and speculation is an impediment to an efficient system that ...

APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority appointed three highly experienced panel members to conduct an inquiry into the governance, culture and accountability frameworks of the Commonwealth Bank. Chairman of the Banking and Finance Oath, John ...

Freedom Insurance sells stake in NobleOak

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
Life insurance distributor Freedom Insurance Group is selling a stake in its issuer NobleOak Life after finalising a $7 million sale of its non-core investment in the company. The original investment was made in conjunction with the arrangement for ...

ASFA puts gig economy on the agenda

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
The rise of the gig economy will have profound effects on the nature of work and challenge the effectiveness of the superannuation system, a leading industry body believes. In a discussion paper released today, the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

Mercer names new chief investment officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
Mercer strengthened its investment leadership with the appointment of a new chief investment officer for the Pacific. Long serving TCorp senior manager Kylie Willment will join Mercer from 25 October, overseeing the investment performance of Mercer's ...

Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
An owner, developer and manager of retirement villages throughout the east coast of Australia is poised for further expansion following a majority equity investment from an industry superannuation fund. First State Super, manager of $85 billion in retirement ...