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Super switches estimated at $35 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2016
... played a bigger role for those switching to a retail fund, advising 42%. A quarter of respondents moving to retail super funds still didn't receive any advice. For those establishing a self-managed super fund (SMSF), more than 75% sought professional ...

Cbus Royal Commission findings impact industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... Union Governance and Corruption will fuel heated debates on superannuation trustee governance, selection of default super funds, and trade union relationships with industry super funds. In his scathing final report, Commissioner Dyson Heydon said the ...

SMSF borrowing triples in four years

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... years, the latest Australian Tax Office (ATO) statistics show. The proportion of SMSFs with borrowings has risen from 2.3% of funds in 2010 to 6.7% of funds in 2014. At June 2014, SMSF borrowings were equivalent to 2.3% of total SMSF assets as compared ...

Magellan prepping ASX-quoted version of infra fund

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... Magellan's own market-making mechanism. It also provides the benefits of live pricing typically associated with exchange traded funds and, importantly, offers active investment management where ETFs do not. With fees at 1.35%, the cost of the existing ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... President Mario Draghi's disastrous handling of his own "policy announcement" on 3 December. The Fed's decision to take the fed funds rate off virtual zero conveyed to one and all its confidence over the outlook for the US economy ("...the economy is ...

Spire Copper Rock small cap fund added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... sources of return." Zenith has recently issued the fund with a "recommended" rating. Spire Capital is an independent boutique funds management company which focuses on providing retail access to global investment opportunities, which have previously ...

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing partners admin newcomer

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... billion mining industry super fund taking a minority stake in Recreo. The move coincides with a trend for superannuation funds to offer SMSF-like choice over where their capital is applied via member direct investment options. Recreo managing director ...

JPMorgan Global Strategic Bond Fund added to more platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Netwealth platforms is a wonderful way to cap off a great year for our business," J.P. Morgan Asset Management head of Australia funds David Hallifax said. Managed by a team including J.P. Morgan Asset Management's global chief investment officer of ...

ETF businesses bullish on growth prospects

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... inflows of more than 20%. Continuing gains in market share from both traditional active asset managers and passive mutual funds, increasing ETF allocations from institutional investors, and innovative product development were found to be the key drivers ...

OneVentures seeks super fund investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Following Malcolm Turnbull's innovation statement, OneVentures is exploring a potential opportunity to add superannuation funds as investors in its Innovation and Growth Fund II. With federal government plans to lift the tax free cap on early-stage venture ...