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ASIC slams ex-Macquarie agri chief for fake family office

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
ASIC has banned the former head of Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management (MAFM) for creating a fake family office. Timothy Hornibrook, who has been banned from practicing financial services for six years, was accused by the regulator of creating (with ...

SMSFs sell-down ASX favourites for global stocks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... their exposure to the largest Australian companies and increasing investments in international equities through managed funds, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the December 2015 quarter, there was a significant move ...

Men more confident than women in managing SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... of all SMSF members, more must be done to better support and empower female trustees. This is also true when it comes to funds with joint-trustees, with major life events such as a divorce leaving many female trustees without the confidence to manage ...

J.P. Morgan fund gets Lonsec nod

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... results in a core fund that delivers positive alpha at low active risk." J.P. Morgan Asset Management head of Australia funds David Hallifax said: "Our consultative approach has meant we have been very focused on bringing to market only those products ...

Survey reveals super fund strategic priorities

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Post retirement products, member engagement and digital strategy remain top of superannuation funds' three-year strategic plans but new concerns are also being brought to the boardroom, according to a joint survey of fund chief executives by ASFA and ...

Impact investor calls on super fund VC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... expects to deploy about $700 million in venture capital by the end of 2016, working with several Australian superannuation funds in the process. Trimantium Capital managing director Phillip Kingston and US-based co-chairman Roderick Thomson have been ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... distributed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) can only add to debate around disclosure rules for super funds. APRA's annual superannuation bulletin now has data that includes the composition of fund directorships by gender and ...

Rice Warner puts its case for budget changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... for the 2015 federal budget, alongside a raft of other proposed changes in 2016. Rice Warner would still like to see super funds offer joint accounts for couples; employers be allowed to pay additional contributions for female employees; and removal ...

CBA result boosted by wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... rise in Commonwealth Bank's half-year cash profit, with CommInsure performing particularly well. Growth in insurance and funds management income of 17% and 6%, respectively, led to a 10% increase in underlying profit after tax for the wealth management ...

BetaShares goes global with third managed risk product

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... Share Fund. It seeks to actively reduce volatility and defend against losses in declining markets. "BetaShares Managed Risk Funds actively monitor market volatility. When volatility rises, the funds apply a 'handbrake' to defend against losses in declining ...