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MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
MySuper lifecycle products are not the best option for super funds whose members have lower balances, according to AustralianSuper investment manager Alistair Barker. Over the last year as funds have launched their MySuper options, many have opted for ...

Synchron in recruitment mode after grandfathering changes

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

RBA rate cut on cards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
A lack of strength in the Australian economy could force the Reserve Bank (RBA) into another rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) investment manager Angus Bell. Even in a best case scenario Bell doesn't see Australia's record ...

Equity returns hinge on corporate spending

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

K2 Advisors exec resurfaces at QIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Queensland-based investment management giant QIC has appointed Craig Balenzuela CFA as its new director, client and consultant relationships. Balenzuela will be responsible for developing and maintaining client and consultant relationships for the $75 ...

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Greater local competition, improved governance and the involvement of institutional investors has greatly increased the investment prospects of the world's frontier markets, according to emerging market specialist Advance Emerging Capital. Frontier ...

Banks need top line growth after SMSF-led run

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
The big four banks need to see top line revenue growth after a year that saw income-hungry self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and other investors invest heavily in the banks, according StocksInValue head of equities insights and publishing David ...

Watch central banks closely, warns Neuberger Berman

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Investors can expect slow but steady growth in 2014 and shouldn't completely rule out a modest interest rate rise before the end of the year, according to investment strategists at fund manager Neuberger Berman. The firm is expecting positive momentum ...

FPA condemns FoFA fear mongers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has urged planners to "rise above the noise of tired, product-centric arguments" in the early days of the watered-down Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. On 20 December 2013 Assistant Treasurer ...

AMP Capital proposes new infra funding model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
AMP Capital has urged the federal government to allocate more funds to greenfield infrastructure projects on the grounds that it would reap the benefits of increased tax revenue from the resulting economic activity. AMP Capital made the proposal as ...