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Fortnum super members transitioned to HUB24

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
At least of $190 million in superannuation assets representing some 900 members has been transferred to HUB24 as Fortnum Financial Group moves its e-Clipse Super Fund over to the platform. Remaining e-Clipse members, predominantly UK pension benefit ...

Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... dropped by 1.0% on the day the Australian National Accounts were released and another 0.8% the next for good measure. Never mind that the March quarter numbers take the domestic economy's annual growth rate relative to its peers, to quote ol' blue eyes ...

Former Vontobel star manager sets course for Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
A 20-year veteran fund manager who has managed almost US$50 billion is looking to bring his new US fund to the Australian market. Rajiv Jain built his reputation at Swiss fund house Vontobel Asset Management as chief investment officer and portfolio ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
There are tough first days on the job, and then there are those where you show up to the office having been handed the most significant reform package for your industry in 20 years. That was what faced Sally Loane when she took the reins at the Financial ...

ACBC releases six fixed-rate XTBs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
The Australian Corporate Bond Company has listed six new fixed-rate exchange-traded bonds (XTBs) on the ASX today. The new release includes bonds from AGL, Alumina, Ausnet Services, BHP and Downer EDI. The indicative yields range from 2.764% to 4.538%. ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
A quick look at Challenger's share registry will tell you the importance and interest in Australia's superannuation system moving from an accumulation focus to retirement income. Speaking at a Ranstad Lecture Series event in Sydney yesterday, Benari ...

Government bonds no longer a safe bet

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
... reward for those looking towards government bonds as portfolio diversifiers. "Government bonds are very expensive in our mind. Australia's got the issue of falling cash rates in the next year or so but broadly the difficulty is why do you use fixed income ...

SMSFs have cash top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
Self-managed superannuation fund investors are moving their assets into cash and term deposits at the highest rate in more than four years, according to new data from OneVue. The superannuation and investment management back office provider said cash ...

Hyperion hard-closes flagship small-cap fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
Hyperion Asset Management has announced it will hard-close its small-cap Australian equities fund, the Hyperion Small Growth Companies Fund. Having originally soft-closed the fund at the beginning of April, Hyperion will now pay out distributions in ...

Government pushes "regulatory sandbox" for fintech startups

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has said the Government and ASIC will work together to create a "regulatory sandbox" for fintech startups to test their business models. The sandbox will allow startups to test business ideas for up to six months with "a limited ...