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Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
A global pension expert believes both Australia and the UK will play a major role in driving future ingenuity and innovation for retirement markets across the world. On the eve of attending the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Adelaide ...

China crashlands back to GFC days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
The recent upswing in equity and commodity markets hit the China wall, stalling or reversing following reports of worse-than-expected Chinese trade figures. This is because they reinforce the markets' current trepidation over slowing global growth. ...

New engagement tool for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
A new video-based member engagement tool is expected to provide answers for superannuation funds wanting an online, interactive customer service solution in their increasingly competitive industry. Leveraging off its previous work with Australian super ...

Labor wants stronger LIF rules

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
Legislation based on the Life Insurance Framework doesn't go far enough according to Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers. Discussing the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 ...

BT awarded Life Company of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
BT Financial Group has been awarded 2015 Life Company of the Year at a ceremony hosted by Plan for Life and the Association of Financial Advisers in Sydney last night. BTFG collected three of 13 awards on offer, also winning the Income Protection Award ...

Investment analysts overpaid and mostly redundant: Moore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
An obsession with peer risk and swollen investment teams in the funds management industry means end investors are getting expensive and mediocre performance from closet tracker funds, according to veteran chief investment officer of PM Capital, Paul ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
This was totally uncalled for particularly for those "experts" still calling for the Australian Reserve Bank (RBA) to cut interest rates again - with some expecting another 25bps shaved off the official cash rate (currently at 2.0%) as early as May. ...

AIA profit boosted by Asian insurance demand

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
AIA has released its global interim 2016 results, showing an operating after-tax profit boost of 16% to US$3.2 billion ($4.4 billion). This reflects a 26% growth in the value of new business to US$2.2 billion and a 14% growth in annualised new premiums ...

Folkestone A-REIT fund added to BT Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Folkestone Maxim Asset Management has had its A-REIT Securities Fund added to the BT Wrap platform. The addition comes on the heels of the fund being upgraded to 4.25 Stars by SQM Research. It is also available on Macquarie Wrap, Netwealth, Powerwrap ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
The underlying growth in dividends paid by Australian companies grew 14.8% in 2015, comfortably ahead of the 9.9% rise in global dividends. According to the Henderson Global Dividend Index, global dividends reached $1.15 trillion in 2015, an increase ...