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ASFA backs super boost pledge

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... meal at home each month could [potentially] add $38,796 to your super nest egg," Vamos said. "Unfortunately there is a huge gap between the current average super balance, $112,000 for women and $198,000 for men, versus ASFA's Retirement Standard of $545,000 ...

Infocus launches free robo-advice solution

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... population don't currently receive financial advice. We are really excited to be launching earnie.com.au today to help bridge this gap. Those who sign up to invest with earnie.com.au will love its flexible, easy-to-use interface and education and support ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... (59.9) with new export orders up to 53.0 in June and employment advancing to a 52.7 reading. US trade deficit The US' trade gap widened to US$41.1 billion in May from the previous month's shortfall of US$37.4 billion. This is worse than market expectations ...

Flinders fund added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2016
... company Euroz Securities and one-time MLC chief executive Steve Tucker. "The changing funds management landscape has left a gap for a new boutique incubator to emerge focusing on higher conviction, alpha seeking and absolute return strategies. We are ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... to the retail sector over a 19-year period has been an outperformance level of 1.7% each year on average." Where there's a gap, Anthony says, is industry super's seat at the table when it comes to economic policy engagement. "They are unquestionably ...

Super insurance premiums rise again

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
Insurance premiums within superannuation have increased again across the market resulting in reduced value for members, according to the latest research report from Rainmaker. On average, premium rates for the standard Death and TPD cover increased ...

Bloomberg partners with DFAT for health program

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
Bloomberg Philanthropies has partnered with 18 countries to provide technical assistance and funding to gather citizens' health data. Originally launched in partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Data for Health ...

MyPlanner streamlines back-office for 175 advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... all-too-often advisers get bogged down in unproductive - though critical - back-office duties." Sheehan added: "We found a significant gap between what our advisers wanted to outsource and what the current systems actually allowed them to do. "Naturally ...

FTSE Russell launches "green revenue" model

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... said: "FTSE Russell has long been a pioneer in the development of ESG benchmarking tools. As such, we identified a significant gap in the ability of portfolio managers to track exposure to the increasing shift towards a green economy. "We calculate that ...

Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... Similarly, funds with relatively larger holdings in property outperformed in the period. Regarding the market segments, the gap between not-for-profit (NFP) funds and retail funds within the Workplace sector continues. The 12-month return gap is now ...