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Women lead superannuation fund engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... from the US, principal and director of Vanguard's Centre for Investor Research Steve Utkus said the comprehensive data analysis can help inform better retirement policy and industry practice. In the US, Utkus said six-out-of-10 workers are in professionally ...

Smaller platforms continue to excel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... Netwealth and HUB24 were top of the platform pile in 2018 according to the firm's annual benchmarking and competitive analysis report. It ranked the two smaller players at the top in terms of functionality. However, the difference at the top seems ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore up or iron ore down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... paper forecasts iron ore prices of US$55/tonne in 2018/19 and 2019/2020 while at the same time tabling a sensitivity analysis of iron price movements. According to the Budget Papers, "An increase of US$10 per tonne FOB in the iron ore price results in ...

Slow but steady: SMSF growth continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... retirement savings from superannuation funds to the self-managed sector continues. But is the river drying up? Rainmaker analysis of APRA data shows total net flows between APRA-regulated super funds and self-managed super funds has steadily decreased ...

Chief economist update: US economic growth is slowing and accelerating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
US economic growth has slowed in the final quarter of 2018. US economic growth continues to accelerate in the last quarter of 2018. Both are correct statements. It only depends what measurement of US GDP growth rate is used. The US Bureau of Economic ...

Local fintech investment soars

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... catching the interest of international investors and raked in US$600 million of funding last year, according to KPMG analysis. KPMG's 2018 Pulse of Fintech report showed Australian-based Avoka and its sale to Temenos ranked sixth among the top 10 ...

No one-size-fits-all approach to franking changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... better value. Places like Japan for example look pretty cheap." James Kingston, BlackRock director and head of portfolio analysis and solutions across Asia-Pacific, said investors need only look for one thing: quality. Vanguard head of corporate affairs ...

Pinnacle nears $50bn milestone

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... majority of Pinnacle's institutional net inflows for the six month period. It also reconfirms Rainmaker Information analysis which showed Firetrail as a leading mandate winner in the 12 months to September 2018. Pinnacle doesn't expect Firetrail's ...

Pay super fortnightly: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... payments when their superannuation contributions are paid each quarter, instead of alongside their wage payments. Releasing analysis based on ATO data this week, ISA said about 5.8 million Australian workers aged between 20 and 69 lost $225 million because ...

Macquarie wins Investment Manager of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... performance over the short, medium and long term. The awards span 19 categories across six major asset class sectors, with analysis conducted by Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information head of investment research John Dyall said: "To assess which ...