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ISA urges government to keep super safety net

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Industry Super Australia has called for the super safety net to be retained, arguing that scrapping it would collectively cost employers $1.8 billion. Dropping the safety net would allow retail MySuper funds to compete in the default superannuation ...

Mining capex in a hole

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The outlook for capital expenditure adding to Australia's GDP from anywhere outside of mining is "abysmal" according to BlackRock investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller. At a recent media briefing detailing BlackRock's global investment ...

Women outperforming all men boardrooms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
A recently launched gender diversity index is showing ASX200 companies who have more than 25% of women on their boards are outperforming all male boardrooms by more than 7% per annum. The Diversity Index is produced by investment manager Infinitas and ...

New law to add clarity to business sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
Draft legislation released by the Federal Government is expected to end uncertainty around business sale transactions. The exposure draft would give effect to the Government's announcement on 14 December 2013 that this measure, originally announced ...

Small cap fund opens to retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The Cromwell Phoenix Opportunities Fund is now open to a wider range of retail investors after the manager developed a product disclosure statement (PDS) for the fund. Managed by Phoenix Portfolios, the fund launched in 2011 with seed capital from Cromwell. ...

Tech stock tech stock (tick tock tick tock)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015

Report confirms failed CBA compensation

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
An independent report by forensics firm KordaMentha has confirmed that the advice divisions of Commonwealth Bank (CBA) failed to implement consistent compensation programs under the regulator's surveillance. Following the report, CBA will need to contact ...

Assets under custody surpass $2.5tr

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
Assets under custody and administration in Australia exceeded $2.5 trillion at the end of 2014, with NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) remaining the largest custodian in the country. Assets under custody grew by 5% for the six months to December 2014, the Australian ...

Overseas investors flocking to Australian bonds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
BlackRock is seeing massive flows from Japanese clients into Aussie dollar bond funds as a result of quantitative easing in the Asian country. Investment strategist and head of fixed income, Steve Miller, told a briefing recently the flows in to Aussie ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
In its final Financial System Inquiry (FSI) submission to the Treasury, the Financial Services Council (FSC) has petitioned Government to allow APRA-approved MySuper funds into the default superannuation market. Arguing that the current system stifles ...