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Medcraft sticks up for asset managers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... redeem." Medcraft expressed the view that asset managers have tools enough already to manage the flow of redemptions and extra regulation would not just hurt their businesses, but also economic growth. "I am firmly of the view that we should not look ...

FEATURE: The infrastructure love story

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... seaboard - on our existing infrastructure and on our populations in each of the key cities," he says. "We're going to see an extra million people in the cities of Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane over the next 10 to 15 years." Read the rest of ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
... broad rally that withstood signs that a Greek debt default could be moving closer. In Australia, the market on Thursday, extra trading volumes sparked heavy falls among the ASX's biggest stocks despite there being no specific economic reasons for it ...

Fund manager fees too high: David Neal

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Investment management fees are too high and if they remain unchecked then fund managers will find clients moving management capabilities in house or search for cheaper options. That's according to Future Fund managing director David Neal, who made the ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... flexibility and used it to try and find return. To borrow an American expression, they go on offense." "We're using all that extra flexibility to try and find new ways to go on defence." Husain wants his bond fund, the T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond ...

Buy-back boom driven by loose Fed policy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
The record $133 billion in buybacks for S&P companies announced in April are an economic distortion resulting from years of accommodative monetary policy and could be costing shareholders long-term performance, according to BlackRock's US-based chief ...

Super reforms to hurt retirees

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
The Treasury's proposed changes to the Age Pension in the 2015 Budget were targeted at "liquid millionaires" claiming government assistance, but some industry figures say the new rules will hit the most vulnerable retirees over the long-term. According ...

Barrett firm acquires Pride Advice

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... Standard. "When looking at quality advice firms, we have a balanced scorecard which consists of the usual four things plus one extra," Barrett continued. "First we look at the people - the quality and stability of the business owners and staff - and ...

Super life insurance misconceptions addressed

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
The sale of life insurance through superannuation funds has extended both sectors' reach yet the extra exposure is sending mixed messages to current and potential customers. On one hand life insurance payments and claims have been increasing as members ...

Super rules for women still unclear

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... consultancy firm Rice Warner is believed to be the only company in Australia that pays its female staff more super - an extra 2% - than it pays its male staff, in an effort to address the savings gap. However the company found the laws unclear when trying ...