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PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Daily economic activities across Australia and the world are first viewed by Stephen Anthony through one lens - the national interest. It is the chief economist's view that whatever is in the national interest is generally going to be in the interest ...

Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
A superannuation advisory group says now is an opportune time for funds and members to review MySuper offerings and question whether it's the solution they were looking for. One of superannuation's largest reforms, the transition of default members ...

Asset manager launches quant platform after acquisition

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
A global asset manager is leveraging an acquisition of a UK-based firm to launch its new long-only and alternatives quantitative investing platform, as well as diversify its active management capabilities. GAM is buying Cantab Capital Partners with ...

Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Seventy-one cents in every dollar invested in the ASX200 belongs to companies demonstrating "leading" standards when it comes to environmental, social and governance reporting. This is one of several key findings by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

JBWere and Praemium sign $1M deal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Praemium has partnered with JBWere to provide a client reporting solution using Praemium's V-Wrap portfolio administration and reporting software. The deal, which has a potential annual value of approximately $1 million, will see the gradual roll out ...

ASIC changes drive GPS Wealth growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The need to hold a limited Australian financial service licence (AFSL) or be an authorised representative of a licence-holder or licensee has seen more than 60 accounting practices join GPS Wealth in the last financial year. The 60 practices including ...

Decimal appointment strengthens compliance

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Decimal Software (Decimal) has established an advisory board, appointing its first member. Promontory Financial Group adviser Glenn Mescher will join the advisory board, bringing expertise in risk management, governance and technology. Mescher has over ...

Admin, compliance restricting business growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Advisers are spending more than 30 hours a week on client related admin and only 9 hours per week in face-to-face client meetings, according new research from Perpetual. The research, which included 200 financial advisers and assessed how advisers are ...

ASIC threatens SMSF auditors with cancellation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Nearly 200 SMSF auditors will have their registrations cancelled if they do not lodge outstanding annual statement and fees by 22 July. While most of the 811 auditors ASIC contacted by email, letter and telephone with outstanding fees and documents ...

New study looks for retirement insights

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
New research being undertaken by Swinburne University of Technology hopes to uncover how women over 55 years of age experience retirement and how that experience differs to men. Conducted by Swinburne emeritus professor Susan Moore and University of ...