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Australia must curtail its debt binge in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Australia's highly levered economy could pose serious problems down the road, according to a new Columbia Threadneedle report. Columbia Threadneedle's head of government and foreign exchange, Matthew Cobon, singled out Australia and New Zealand as countries ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
The long-term investment horizon favoured by superannuation funds is putting Australia's ageing population at risk, according to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's ...

CommInsure wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
CommInsure will replace MetLife as group insurer for a multi-industry superannuation fund. It marks the first public mandate win for CommInsure since losing CareSuper, NGS Super and TWU Super in 2016. The insurer was also plagued by scandal around its ...

ASIC calls time on super disclosure exemption

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
In preparation for the July 1 deadline, ASIC notified Australian super fund trustees that employer subplans will no longer be exempt from disclosure requirements. Under the current arrangements, employer subplans within super funds, which allow corporates ...

Housing market faces heavy downside risk

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
Far from being a stable asset, Australian residential property carries considerable risk, according to a new Auscap report. Auscap's analysis noted the general wisdom that because residential property prices haven't experienced a "broad decline" since ...

Legg Mason launches new bond fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
A new global bond fund for Australian investors will be launched by Legg Mason today. The Legg Mason Global Bond Fund, which is managed by Western Asset, offers investors exposure to an actively managed global bond fund, benchmarked to the Bloomberg ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 DEC 2016
Australia leading indicator The Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity was unchanged in November following increases of 0.1% in September and October. The latest result slowed the six-month annualised growth rate in the index ...

Fintech grows through adviser platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
More than a year on from its founding residence at fintech hub Stone & Chalk, thematic trading platform Macrovue accomplished several milestones in 2016. Earlier this month Macrovue teamed with fellow Stone & Chalk resident and model portfolio management ...

Insurance in super must be maintained: AIA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
Insurer AIA says communicating the importance and value of life insurance is vital for all Australians and the latest parliamentary inquiry is another opportunity to do so. Reaffirming its support for life insurance within superannuation, AIA said life ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
1. No bachelor's degree for existing advisers In April the Federal Government announced existing advisers will not be required to complete a bachelor's degree and will be given a longer time frame to meet new education standards. Government Minister ...