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QuietGrowth adds multi-risk portfolios

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
Robo-advice provider QuietGrowth has introduced multi-risk portfolios, along with a new client-side mobile app. The multi-risk solution allows clients to segment their savings into portfolios with different levels of risk, giving them finer control ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Mercer has appointed Acadian Asset Management to manage an Australian equities socially responsible investment (SRI) mandate. This latest appointment follows Acadian being awarded an Australian equities small cap mandate by IOOF Investments last week. ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
The Actuaries Institute has called for the Federal Government to go further than defining superannuation and complementary objectives for the Age Pension and the mandatory superannuation guarantee. Releasing its submission Treasury on super's objective ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
The growing adoption of ETFs by aligned dealer groups is pushing the product into the mainstream, with 2 in 5 planners now using ETFs as a core investment choice for client portfolios according to new research from Betashares and Investment Trends. ...

Treasurer opens doors to ASX competition

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has announced the Government's reform package to allow competition in Australia's clearing and settlement services. Arguing that "open and competitive markets" are "fundamental to a vibrant 21st century economy," Morrison referred ...

Super flagged to repair Australia's budget

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has put forward five options for repairing the federal budget balance by 2018, two of which centre around superannuation taxes. CEDA's first budget repair option includes a progressive super ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fund managers not ready to enter new MIT tax regime

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
A tax partner at business law firm Hall & Wilcox believes some small to mid-size fund managers will struggle to be ready to enter the new tax regime for managed investment trusts (MITs). The new tax regime is expected to become law from 1 July 2016 ...

Cbus partners QIC for options program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
Cbus has introduced a new options program allowing it to manage risk for members in its superannuation products with listed equity exposure. The program will manage a portfolio of exchange-traded equity options for the Australian and major international ...