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Agribusiness fund launched by former Telstra Super exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... to "institutionally" structure investment opportunities in the agribusiness space that will appeal to both superannuation funds and private investors. Headed by former Telstra Super executive Robert Talevski and professional agriculture investor Summer ...

Fiducian appoints former Media Super chief

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... superannuation. Ross Martin was previously Media Super's chief executive from 2003 to 2012. During that period, Media Super funds under management grew from $600 million to over $3 billion. In addition to his new role as head of superannuation, Martin ...

NAB refunds $25m to Navigator Wrap customers

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... April 2015. These issues resulted in, according to NAB's statement, "surplus monies being held within the Navigator Platform Funds for the benefit of fund customers, rather than being attributed at the individual customer account level." NAB noted that ...

Macquarie awarded $2bn in mandates

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... follow-on investments in five different countries, reaching a total equity under management of $1.4 billion. MIRA's managed funds also undertook net divestments, although Macquarie did not give more information. The group saw performance fees reach $208 ...

Super board changes could cost funds $20m a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Appointing independent trustees to the boards of superannuation funds could cost about $20 million only on the first year, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) warned. "How can these costs be justified when there is no evidence ...

SMSF Association launches accreditation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... Association has launched an accreditation program for financial services workers willing to know the basics of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). The SMSF Practitioner (SSP) program is a practical, foundation-based SMSF designation aimed at financial ...

Australians making more money from investing than working

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Median Sydney house prices reaching $1 million combined with another strong year from super funds highlights how, for many Australians, their investments make more money than they do. Newspapers in Sydney this week featured stories about how the median ...

SMSFs keeping cash for better markets

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) stowed away $56 billion in excess cash during the 12 months to April 2015, the highest amount in seven years. Billions that would have been invested if it were not for market uncertainty is reflective of a wider ...

It's not the when but the what happens after

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... economists show 82% expect a September lift-off; Bloomberg's survey shows only 50%; and, according to trading in the fed funds futures market only around 19% says it's gonna be in September. Yes, there are other numbers for October, November and December ...

InvestSMART launches free robo-advice tool

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
Managed funds discount broker InvestSMART has launched a free direct-to-consumer "robo-advice" tool. The tool allows consumers to input their existing assets (if any), answer questions on desired outcomes and time horizons and then compare available ...