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Tax strategies boost retirement savings: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Tax-efficient strategies can boost retirement savings by more than $200,000 from accumulation to retirement phase, according to Parametric. The firm's latest research debunks the myth that trying to achieve tax efficiency within a super fund's equity ...

Chief economist update: Wagering on wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Australians, all, will find out if overall wages in the domestic economy has run faster, slower or continue to mark time when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its Wage Price Index report for the December 2017 quarter today. Consensus ...

JPMAM consolidates insto and retail distribution

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
The head of J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Australian institutional business will depart following a strategic review of the insto and retail distribution teams. After about four years in the role, Stephen Alcorn is searching for new opportunities. ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Russell Investments is rolling out a new environmental, social and governance scoring system that aims to identify factors that could materially affect a company's financial performance. Russell argued the new system allows for more accurate predictions ...

WAM calls to remove Aurora as RE of listed trust

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Wilson Asset Management submitted a request for an extraordinary general meeting to remove Aurora Funds Management as the responsible entity of an ASX-listed trust. Before calling for the meeting, WAM also lodged a redemption request for all of the ...

Class recruits data manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
The former head of client experience at WealthO2 has joined Class to grow the delivery of data feeds to financial advisers. Joining the SMSF administrator as feeds operations manager is Tom Sargent. Sargent joins after 12 months with WealthO2. Sargent ...

Chief economist update: The dog ate my growth target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
Doggone! The latest batch of money and credit data out of China would have anyone think that President Xi and Premier Li's promise to reduce financial risks by cracking down on debt, excessive leverage, risky loans (through shadow banking) has gone ...

O'Dwyer names CIPR advisory group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
A new advisory group comprising some of the superannuation and retirement industry's biggest names will assist the Federal Government in developing a Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement framework. In establishing the consumer and industry advisory ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
The ATO is closely monitoring self-managed super funds (SMSF) that breach the transfer balance cap and has already issued several alerts to members close to breaching the cap. ATO deputy commissioner for superannuation James O'Halloran told the 2018 ...

Industry fund revamps executive lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
A $14 billion industry fund has boosted its leadership team, adding a new strategy role and strengthening its product and marketing teams. Introducing an executive officer, strategy and markets role, Equipsuper appointed Tania Cumming. Commencing in ...