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Advice demand lags behind SMSF growth

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... strategies, and investment advice voted as the top areas in which trustees would like to be receiving advice. Additionally, a majority stated they would turn to a financial adviser over an accountant to fulfil their unmet advice needs. Investment Trend ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
... showing the housing affordability crisis is impacting financial confidence. The survey, commissioned by Westpac, found the majority of first home buyers are not feeling positive about their financial futures (62%), and many are willing to make sacrifices ...

Hedging strategies protecting members' assets: NAB

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... conditions and to protect members' assets, research from NAB shows. The annual superannuation FX hedging survey found a majority of super funds are using hedging strategies or the help of an external overlay manager to implement trades to protect investments ...

BlackRock takes majority stake in Australian solar farm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
BlackRock Real Assets has acquired a majority interest in a Queensland solar energy project, representing one of Australia's largest solar portfolio financings to date. Financed through BlackRock Real Assets, the 150MW and 50MW solar farms are expected ...

Magellan officially ramps up retail offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... dramatic upswing from the $4.5 billion sourced from retail investors in 2013. While institutional money still represents the majority of the firm's FUM ($35.4 billion as at 30 June 2017), these figures demonstrate Douglass' stated strategy to "increase ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... FirstChoice Lifestage 1970-1974 (12.7%); and First State Super Employer - Growth (12%). Colonial First State said the majority of its MySuper members received a return of about 13% for the 2016-17 financial year. It added that super members who took ...

CBA blames reporting failure on software error

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... transaction reports. According to CBA the error became apparent in 2015, after which AUSTRAC was notified. "The vast majority of the reporting failures alleged in the statement of claim (approximately 53,000) relate specifically to this coding error," ...

Nikko AM to disrupt with acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... which is transforming both industries and the global economy, through ARK's investment strategies," Wood said. ARK is majority owned by Wood, with Resolute Investment Managers joined by Nikko AM as a minority shareholder.

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... adviser in the last five years, with many believing it's too expensive and they don't earn enough to justify doing so. The majority of Australians who did visit a financial adviser in the last five years did so for superannuation and retirement planning. ...

Suncorp hails diversity amid profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017
... above, underpinning this was the group's boost in NPAT, fuelled by total revenue growth of 12% to $17.3 billion. The majority of revenue came from insurance ($10.3 billion), reinsurance income ($3.2 billion) and interest income ($3 billion). The board ...