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PM Capital global fund boosts income growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund total comprehensive income was $26.5 million for the six months to December 2014, up from $1.5 million last year. The ASX-listed fund reported earnings per share of 15.26 cents for the first half of the financial ...

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
Voter backlash against infrastructure recycling plans in recent (and current) state election campaigns is raising alarm bells within the superannuation sector. It was such a point of contention in the recent Queensland state election that most observers ...

Insurers grow market share at cost of profits

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
The market share consolidation of Australia's four biggest wholesale insurers (TAL, AIA Australia, CommInsure and Metlife) is offset by declining profits in the long-term, according to Rice Warner's Wholesale Risk Insurance Report. The "big four" group ...

Law firm targets disgruntled advice clients using Twitter

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Legal firm Slater and Gordon is using Twitter to ask financial planning clients if they are satisfied with the advice that they have received, and encouraging them to "do something about it." "Do you have concerns about the quality of financial advice ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Earlier this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its Statement on Monetary Policy, detailing the reasons for the why and the wherefore it decided to cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a record low 2.25%. "...over recent ...

SMSFs attract too much criticism

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) professionals must steel themselves against the criticism levelled at the sector, said AMP SMSF head of policy and technical Peter Burgess, who set out to dispel some of the charges made against SMSFs in a presentation ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
The share market is lower as disappointing corporate earnings outweigh the positives of an extension of Greece's emergency funds. The market opened higher but fell into negative territory as financial results from companies including Coles owner Wesfarmers ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
A shake-up of taxation within superannuation would undermine confidence in the country's retirement savings system, according to SMSF Association patron Sir Anthony Mason. Addressing delegates at the SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne ...

BOJ optimistic as forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
As expected, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced no surprises following the conclusion of its 17-18 February monetary policy Board meeting. "The Bank of Japan will conduct money market operations so that the monetary base will increase at an annual pace ...

Zenith rates Mercer LifetimePlus

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Zenith has given Mercer's longevity risk protection product, Mercer LifetimePlus (MLP), an APPROVED rating. MLP is geared towards super funds looking to provide longevity solutions to members, and is accessible to members with account-based pensions. ...