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Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
Several Australian superannuation funds have been included in the ranks of the world's largest pension funds, recording a 9.1% increase in growth. Research provided by Willis Towers Watson shows that of 300 pension funds listed, 16 Australian funds ...

Tower lodges cross appeal to NZ High Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... competition in New Zealand's personal insurance market - an assertion that Suncorp New Zealand chief executive Paul Smeaton did not agree with. "We strongly believe in the compelling benefits of the acquisition and the significant value that would be ...

Cooper Investors opens door to retail

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
With its first rating from Lonsec and a responsible entity mandate from Equity Trustees, $12 billion fund manager Cooper Investors is ready for the retail market. Lonsec has rated both the Cooper Investors Global Equities Fund (Hedged) and Cooper Investors ...

Who's afraid of North Korea? Not the South Koreans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... anything to lose, stick and stones may break Kim's bones but sanctions would only hurt a little. Financial markets are right to not be alarmed for we've seen this scary movie one too many times before. It even provided a nice buying opportunity. Thanks ...

Group insurance premium arrangements unclear: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... immediately credited directly back to members. There are currently no requirements for super funds to disclose whether or not it uses a premium adjustment mechanism. "It is this opaqueness that lends itself to concerns that these adjustment arrangements ...

Fintech future lies in a winning ecosystem: Reinventure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... strong blockchain ecosystem for Australia." Cant added that to achieve global dominance, regulators must work with fintechs, not against them, to attract investment, talent, and companies to Australian shores. "At the moment most blockchain companies ...

Grant Thornton bolsters dedication to retail clients via merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... capability to enhance our offer to current and future GNC Group Consulting clients." The exact terms of the transaction were not disclosed though Keith did say that the agreement is price, dividend and profit accretive for Grant Thornton.

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... says. For advisers to be truly professional and independent, he notes, they must strive for the highest ethical standards and not "begrudgingly comply" with minimum standards simply because they must. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... their income to rise increased to 20.9% from 20% while those anticipating a decreased in income dropped to 7.8% from 9.5%. Not only is consumer sentiment going onwards and upwards, the manufacturing sector is too. The ISM manufacturing index rose to ...

Hastings loses $2.1bn fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... no immediate impact on the day to day operation of the assets, it will have a big impact on the ability of TIF to increase not just our portfolio diversification, but our performance and our alignment with our investors," he said. TIF invests in assets ...