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IFM Investors launches new equities team

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Investors has rolled out a new active large cap equity team that will be headed by former AMP Capital head of multi-strategy funds Lachlan Davis. The global fund manager has appointed nine equity investment professionals to its listed equities division ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Awakens heralds the new dawn you hoped for" and apply this to the US Federal Reserve's decision to finally raise the fed funds rate from 0-0.25% to 0.0.50% starting on the 17th of December 2015. "This action marks the end of an extraordinary seven-year ...

MYEFO writes down billions in super fund taxes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
The federal government has all but conceded superannuation funds will not have the greatest 2016 after significant tax write downs in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) were released yesterday. Superannuation fund taxes have been written ...

PwC appoints SMSF specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
A growing number of PwC clients moving in to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) has led to a new appointment at the professional services firm. Recently joining as director of PwC Private Clients is Liz Westover. She is expected to bolster PwC's ...

Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... retirement savings balances are still below par in order to live a comfortable lifestyle. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its latest retirement standard figures today, showing couples aged around 65 need to spend ...

Equip drops super fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... five months early. Equipsuper said the levy was necessary to comply with industry regulations and to provide sufficient funds to maintain a competitive range of member products and services. Earlier this year Australian Ethical also reduced its superannuation ...

Magellan top earning ETP

JOHN DYALL  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... not a smart beta product. It's the Magellan Global Equities Fund and in November it earned $370,000 in management fees on funds of $392 million. There are several surprising things about this. First of all, it only launched in March this year. Secondly ...

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... having enough money to invest in retirement as the biggest barrier to retirement savings. About 30% feel they have enough funds to invest in retirement. The survey also found that households with kids rated all barriers to retirement higher than those ...

AZ NGA acquires seventh practice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... purchasing a Toowoomba-based practice. Part of the RI Advice Group, RI Toowoomba was established in 1992 and has $260 million in funds under advice. As with AZ NGA's previous acquisition of Harvest Wealth, the group will acquire 51% of RI Toowoomba's ...

Lift then back to zero (even negative)?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... disrupting financial markets and perhaps even inadvertently push the economy into recession. Moreover, holding the federal funds rate at its current level for too long could also encourage excessive risk-taking and thus undermine financial stability." ...