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Yuan stable (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
News that China has revised its 2014 growth estimate from 7.4% -- the lowest in almost 25 years and missing its 7.5% target for that year - to 7.3% may have raised only a few eyebrows but it certainly added fuel to accusations that the People's Bank ...

ASIC warns super funds over transparency requirements

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
A survey of superannuation websites by ASIC has found that some super funds are falling short in their requirement to display certain information on their websites. The Superannuation (Industry) Supervision Act (SIS Act) and SIS regulations 2.37 and ...

Government should super seed low income earners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Industry Super Australia is proposing the federal government pay an annual $5000 superannuation contribution to lower and middle income Australians between 27 and 36 years old. Known as "Super Seed" the payment would help bridge the superannuation gender ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
Net establishments of new self-managed super funds have steadily declined since mid-2014, according to ATO and APRA data. Specifically, net establishments have fallen by 24% to 22,822 in the 12 months to June 2015. While this can be partly attributed ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Increased member engagement with superannuation is a double-edged sword, with any changes to the system now considered "political suicide," according to former AMP senior executive - research and technical Rob Thomas. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
A United States Supreme Court ruling has cleared the way for actions against institutions that fail to monitor the effects that climate change has on their portfolios. The Supreme Court held on 18 May 2015 that trustees have a fiduciary duty, emanating ...

BT develops digital learning tool for advisers

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Advisers licensed under one of BT's dealer groups will be able to undertake their education programs through a digital learning channel. The BTGL Learning Channel has digitalised professional development days and it tailors education programs to their ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
David Heather has been waiting for managed accounts to take off since 2001. The managedaccounts.com.au chief executive has watched interest grow across the investment spectrum, from large institutions to retail accumulators, but he's never seen any ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Superannuation fund members should leave their money in a highly diversified option and come back when they retire according to an industry fund chief investment officer. Addressing a member direct investment options forum at an Australian Institute ...

EQT appoints estate planning specialist

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Equity Trustees has appointed an estate planning solicitor to its Sydney offices. Terry Matthews joins EQT from Makinson d'Apice Lawyers. He is a former manager of estate planning for New South Wales at National Australia Trustees, and has also worked ...