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SMSFs continue hunt for information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... year included how to gain long-term returns via equities, what the federal budget means for SMSF trustees, tax and regulation, and how to diversify a portfolio in a low interest-rate environment. AMP Capital also reported a 485% increase in the number ...

Aussie super funds building world-class investment teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Australian superannuation funds, on average, have the lowest number of in-house portfolio managers when compared across several global pension systems. Aussie super funds are reported to have an average of 18 in-house portfolio members, well below the ...

Super disputes kept aside in Treasury review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... funds and their members are not exposed to losses incurred within sectors of the industry not subject to prudential regulation and supervision. While the report praised some of the strengths of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT), it said "the ...

Tail wags the dog in ESG regulation: PRI

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... according to a new Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report. The PRI's Global Guide to Responsible Investment Regulation is based on research covering 300 different pieces of regulation across pension funds, stewardship codes and corporate ...

ASIC falls on fund disclosure sword

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... compliance timelines, given the implementation issues the industry is facing. "This is a complex and detailed area of regulation, which is proving difficult to apply in some areas and where there are still some uncertainties. This extension is a practical ...

New director for MyState

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... December 2016. Sibylle Krieger joins the MyState board, bringing with her 35 years' of experience in law and economic regulation. Krieger also currently serves as a non-executive director for Xenith IP Group, Australian Energy Market Operator and the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
Japan GDP Preliminary estimates of Japan's third quarter economy provided a positive surprise. Japanese real GDP growth accelerated to a quarterly rate of 0.5% in the three months to September from 0.2% in the June quarter and more than double market ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Once big institutions come around to the benefits of digital member engagement, digital advice services will become as reliable and ubiquitous as internet banking is now, according to Decimal founder and executive director, strategy and innovation Jan ...

Advisers optimistic amid challenges

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
... found that advisers in all regions had highlighted their professional environment as becoming more difficult, nothing regulation and subsequent compliance as a key challenge when it came to operating their business. Australian advisers reported feeling ...

Self-auditing SMSF auditor caught in ASIC breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2016
Advisers should be careful when engaging a SMSF auditor following another disqualification by ASIC yesterday. Pierre Jarjoura of New South Wales has been disqualified after the regulator found he had breached independence and audit requirements, determining ...