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Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017

... allows fiduciaries (executors of deceased estates) to manage a decedent's digital assets has been enacted in most US states but not in Australia. In the US, individuals can't bestow online contents such as music, books and movies purchased from Apple ...

Interest rates on ice

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017

... accommodation". The problem is "Growth in housing debt has been outpacing the slow growth in household incomes for some time." Let's not bother with household incomes - it's household disposable income that matters because this is what you, I and Irene ...

Prime accounts called into question by auditor

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017

... plan and adjustments for executive directors. The auditor said it was unable to obtain sufficient evidence that the ESP is not a controlled entity of Prime Financial Group; whether historical accounting entries relating to the creation of the ESP in ...

Merger leads to fee cuts at Equip Super

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017

... and Queensland to support the membership introduced in those states through the merger," Equip said. "Increasing scale is not just about reducing fees. It's about enhancing our capacity to invest in the products and services that can provide greater ...

To opt in or out of life insurance: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017

... insurance premiums were eroding account balances. The recent life insurance parliamentary inquiry found group insurers were not doing enough to prevent the growing problem of employees owning multiple super funds and life insurance policies. The new ...

Global $1.2tn manager buys Australian firm

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017

... was acquired from IML founder Anton Tagliaferro, meaning a total transaction of about $155 million. Pacific Current elected not to exercise its pre-emptive rights, finding it could not match Natixis' offer terms. Pacific Current's transaction is all-cash ...

No longer doing it for the kids

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017

... now the highest list of priorities. About 80% of research participants rate both factors as very important. "Bequests are not central to planning for their retirement and senior Australians are weighing these up against other trade-offs they must make ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017

"They float. They all float!" Nah, not scribbling to spook the bejeesus out of you ala Pennywise the clown of "It" fame. Au contraire, the quote refers to the manufacturing PMI survey releases showing that the world's biggest economies are all - not ...

Asset manager seeks to demystify hybrids

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017

Despite a suspect reputation, hybrid securities have actually delivered a better risk-adjusted return than the equity market over all time periods, according to Real Asset Management portfolio manager Michael Frearson. Speaking to Financial Standard ...

Intergenerational business succession failing: Report

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017

... to the global average, a report by PwC Australia found. But of the 38% that want the next generation to take over, 83% do not have a succession plan in place, according to PwC's Once in a Lifetime report. A separate study by UBS and Campden Research ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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