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HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said her fund members would not benefit from seeing a lift on the $30,000 tax cap for concessional superannuation contributions for women returning to work. It is a measure being considered by the federal government ...

NAB planner wins AFA Female Excellence Award

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
NAB's Sharon Walker has won the 2015 AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award. AFA chief executive Brad Fox said with her passion for the advice profession and her belief in the value of quality financial advice, Walker is an outstanding role model for ...

Deloitte super plan could save budget $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
Financial advisory firm Deloitte suggests a better superannuation tax system would be to update proposals from the Henry Review, as it would not add taxes to either earnings or benefits. Labeled a "circuit breaker" the updated plan would see every Australian ...

Ironbark teams up with UK global equities manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Ironbark Asset Management has partnered with a London-based fund manager to bring a new global equity fund to the Australian market. Waverton Investment Management is a discretionary investment management house dedicated to creating high quality investment ...

SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... international exposure, SG Hiscock portfolio manager Callum Burns said. The SGH ICE portfolio invests in what Burns defines as "the safe end of small caps." Of the 40 companies in the portfolio, about 25% are mature business with franchises that are ...

ISA calls out banks over fee structures

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australia's big four banks collect one third of all fees paid to superannuation funds totaling about $10 billion, according to research from Rainmaker Information commissioned by Industry Super Australia. The study found that the super industry drew ...

Australian Ethical awards $300,000 in grants

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... charity is the Angel Place Project, which helps homeless people find shelter. "We believe every child has the right to a safe and comfortable place to sleep, yet each night around 20,000 young Australian children are accompanying their parents into homelessness," ...

Australian custody market grows to $2.8 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
The Australian custodial market is nearing $2.8 trillion and grew by more than 7% in the first half of 2015 according to the latest industry data. The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) said as at 30 June 2015, about $1.93 trillion in ...

Australian Catholic Super launches retirement income product

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has launched RetireSmart, a new account-based pension product. RetireSmart is an automated retirement income solution based on the "bucket" strategy used by financial planners. Australian Catholic ...

Multi-asset funds see huge lift in inflows

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... asset classes, often through low-cost platforms. With investors abandoning low-yielding products in favour of better but safe returns, flows into multi-asset funds in the first half of 2015 alone, at €123.9 billion ($196.8 billion), almost matched ...