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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Australia private sector credit The A$ has weakened slightly after climbing to a nine-month high of US$0.7723 overnight. But at the latest exchange of US$0.7667, it remains 5.0% higher than its level at the start of 2016 and 11.7% up from this year's ...

Industry groups slam SEC plan to limit derivatives

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
US industry groups have hit back at a proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try to limit investors' exposure to risk. In December Mary Jo White, the chair of the US corporate watchdog said a funds' use of certain instruments can ...

Active management tax effects erode investor returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Any pre-tax alpha gained by active fund managers can be absorbed by detrimental tax effects according to new research from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR). Continuing its research in active management, CIFR has examined the ...

Small caps beating blue chips: Lonsec

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
Small cap shares have outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 index for the first time in four years, according to Lonsec research. As Lonsec's Australian Equities Smaller Company Sector Review noted, the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index returned 10.2% in 2015 ...

SMSFA calls for concessional caps flexibility

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
The SMSF Association has called for changes to concessional caps to allow Australians to carry forward unused concessional contribution cap amounts and contribute to their superannuation when their circumstances allow. In its 2016 Budget submission ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
Australia's superannuation funds have again proven themselves as "the bedrock contributor" for positive flows in to multi-sector funds, according to the latest Morningstar data. The firm's fourth annual Global Asset Flows Report shows the AustralianSuper ...

Extra features not always beneficial for super funds

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
Heightened competition between superannuation funds is driving them to add a growing number of features to their offerings, making it increasingly complex for consumers, according to new Rainmaker research. Rainmaker SelectingSuper has completed a report ...

Planners turning to annuities and outcome funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
Financial planners are increasingly turning away from cash and term deposits for their retirement clients while annuities and outcome-orientated funds are becoming more popular destinations for new client money instead, according to the latest retirement ...

SSGA Aussie equity fund added to Asgard platform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
A State Street Global Advisors Australian equity fund has been added to the Asgard eWRAP platform. The benchmark-unaware Australian equity fund is managed by SSGA's active quantitative equity team, and has achieved a total 10.69% return over five years ...

Further fintech reform on cards

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
The federal government has signaled intentions for further fintech reforms, especially around crowd-funding, in a bid to rapidly expand a sector which is "transforming our financial system." Releasing the government's fintech statement yesterday, Treasurer ...