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No more tears?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2016
... at the Economic Club of New York on the 29th of March: "...the median of FOMC participants' projections for the federal funds rate is now only 0.9 percent for the end of 2016 and 1.9 percent for the end of 2017, both 1/2 percentage point below the December ...

Former CFP GM joins industry super fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... operations that targeted some of the world's most significant criminals. Mine Wealth + Wellbeing has more than $9.2 billion in funds under management and more than 70,000 members.

Wealth management left out of data discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... circumstances," Robinson said. Robinson said traditionally the large data provided for financial advice has come from the retail super funds. Yet the data feeds are generally only available through an AFSL or an authorised representative. "There are ...

Managed fund outflows push product providers to change strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Steady outflows from managed funds since the GFC indicate that retail product manufacturers need to move to new solutions, according to Rainmaker Information research. The Rainmaker Advantage report for the December 2015 quarter shows that, in every ...

Super funds presented in-housing framework

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
The path for superannuation funds insourcing their investment management has become clearer with researchers developing an industry framework that tackles in-housing complexities. The framework was presented at a recent Centre for International Finance ...

NAB Asset Management hires senior economist

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... economist with specialisations in global economic analysis, global bonds, currency and equity markets for AMP's diversified funds. "We're extremely pleased to welcome Bob to the team,'' NAB Asset Management general manager of product and investment communications ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... and substantially alleviate financial pressures that young families may be experiencing. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has hit back at the idea which has resurfaced in an article in the Australian Financial Review. In a ...

SEC seeks comment on Accredited Investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... are an informed knowledgeable investor. An important recommended enhancement is that employees of firms running private funds be able to qualify. It has also been proposed that people be able to qualify to be an Accredited Investor if they sit and pass ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... said the long-expected bankruptcy of Peabody should serve as a "cautionary tale" to Australians and their superannuation funds holding fossil fuel stocks. Market Forces executive director Julien Vincent said: "Super funds have the choice to take a systemic ...

SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...