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Pengana grows team ahead of fund launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... previous roles include key account manager at Equity Trustees and business development roles with Australian Unity's Lifeplan Funds Management and the BT Financial Group. Alex Keen will be regional distribution manager for New South Wales. Keen was previously ...

Christmas in October

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... stage for a stronger economic growth in its major trading partners - one that could withstand a 25 bps increase in the Fed funds rate... and soon. Our very own Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is lucky. By the time Gov Glenn and his Board meets on Tuesday ...

Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
If superannuation funds' investment performance is to be compared on an "apples with apples" basis there are several key points to consider, according to researcher Rainmaker Information. This week Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member ...

Imputation's economic effects unclear: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... Davis said. "There would be significant impacts on investor strategy - a lot of the investment strategies of superannuation funds and investors rotates around the benefits of tax credits." He said there would also be distribution consequences although ...

PROFILE: SuperBPO chief executive Michael Houlihan

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... lot of companies were setting up their administration arms so I have been involved in the back office of superannuation funds for 30 years in various guises," he explains. "It was really one of those things that I fell into and have been in that world ...

TWU attacks retail super funds over board governance

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
The Transport Workers' Union (TWU) is calling on the federal government to abolish retail superannuation funds instead of bringing in changes which will "damage the high-performing industry super system." In a scathing statement about the debate on ...

BT Panorama aiming at advisers and SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... platforms and is initially being sold to advisers who can already access cash, term deposits, managed portfolios and managed funds. Shuttleworth hinted at the potential of BTFG ramping its play in the SMSF market. "We've traditionally not played in that ...

Prime Value launches SIV fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... to the SIV regulations, which now require investors to allocate a minimum of $1.5 million to ASX-listed emerging company funds, and a minimum $500,000 in venture capital funds. The fund will follow a similar investment strategy to the high conviction ...

NAB to offer mFund trading

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... insights, and a range of investment solutions." "The addition of NAB across the three touch points of broker distribution, funds management and registry, is a key milestone in the development of the mFund service. It's a strong vote of confidence in ...

Retirement incomes become industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos believes the superannuation industry will struggle to further link the facets of retirement with a suitable pension system without more investment. Speaking at the ...