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Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... according to new Rainmaker research. Rainmaker SelectingSuper has completed a report examining 540 super funds and their extra feature offerings. The research analysed 50 main types of features grouped into those aimed at boosting investment flexibility ...

Unconstrained bond funds disappoint in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... funds have become increasingly popular, with an explosion in growth over the past two years. Investors are attracted to the extra level of flexibility they offer in a highly uncertain interest rate environment. The extra interest has seen Lonsec establish ...

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... Slattery said: "When life events such as a relationship breakdown occurs, this research shows how women in particular need extra assistance to become confident in continuing their savings programs. "It also highlights the significance of parental leave ...

Industry bodies clash over pension proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... said. Carnell also suggests abolishing Family Tax Benefit Part B to save $13.9 billion over four years. The benefit gives extra help to single parents and families with one main income. CPSA manager, research and advocacy Amelia Christie said the proposals ...

Active managers need new measurement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
The way active fund managers' returns are measured may not accurately reflect their value, negating up to 85 basis points in overall performance. New research from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) finds the way performance ...

GBST extends $8bn IFA partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
GBST has extended its managed services agreement with an $8 billion independent financial advice firm. As a result, Baillieu Holst will continue using GBST's Shares equities settlement platform and Front Office service for its over 50,000 advice and ...

Who spooked the greenback?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Have financial markets stumbled on the one catalyst that could herald the beginning of the end... the end of the sour taste in their mouths for all things "risk" since the onset of 2016? They're getting back their mojos. Many, many times I have scribbled ...

ISA says 15pct tax rebate no good

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... shows the 15% discount on marginal tax rates would also hurt low and middle income earners because they would pay up to an extra 4% tax on super contributions. If the 15% idea was pursued in isolation, earners in the lowest tax bracket between $18,200 ...

Support to recycle Queensland assets

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016
... the federal government's 15% incentive payment under the National Partnership Agreement on Asset Recycling - gaining an extra $1 billion on top of the $7 billon from the sale." Behrens added Western Australia was also in the process of privatising the ...

Margin lenders tighten policies after ASIC review

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
... offering double geared margin loans at the time of ASIC's review. Four of the five who offered double geared loans did not take extra steps in the approval process, despite the additional risks associated with them. Double geared margin loans are where ...