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Four pillars policy is killing innovation: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Australia's four pillars policy has had its time and it needs to go because it is hindering innovation and leading to poor consumer outcomes, the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) found. The research report 'Competition in financial ...

Frydenberg relaxed about SMSF borrowing

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has sent a clear signal that SMSF borrowing arrangements are unlikely to come under fire in upcoming tax reviews. In a speech to the Tax Institute, the Assistant Treasurer spoke widely about the parliament's tax and ...

NZ Super eyes glass to smash returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will have a place on the board of a US-based tinted glass manufacturer after purchasing a stake in the business for US$75 million. NZ Super Fund's head of international direct investment, Nigel Gormly, will take a ...

Centrepoint in talks to build ex-insto advice network

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
More advice practices are looking to depart institutionally-aligned dealer groups and join independent licensees, according to Centrepoint Alliance. As Centrepoint managing director John de Zwart put it in a statement, "The days of adviser practices ...

ASX builds fund supermarket

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2015
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) openly says one of its strategic priorities is to continue to build out an investment supermarket. Already among the supermarket aisles are about 380 fund products with more than $200 billion in market capitalisation ...

SelectingSuper rejects claim small funds should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... Even more challenging are boutique retail superannuatiuon products that outsource their trusteeship, such as Virgin Super or Max Super. Just as technology has empowered fragmentation in the media and other industries, and spurred the sharing economy ...

Super decades away from maturity

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
The maturity of Australia's superannuation system is under scrutiny and industry representatives have weighed in on how super will progress from its relatively successful childhood. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle on Friday, BT Financial ...

NZ Super Fund heavy on growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
The portfolio that holds the majority of New Zealand Superannuation Fund investments will keep its 80% growth and 20% fixed income ratio in order to meet an ongoing return mandate. Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, who manage the $26.7 billion ...

Reading too much out of nothing at all

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
It's out!...and it didn't surprise. Yes Virginia, there were no surprises in the Fed's decision to keep monetary policy unchanged after it concluded its 28-29 tete-a-tete. But what was surprising was Wall Street's reaction - the Dow and the S&P 500 ...

Aged care advice enquiries skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Rising aged care costs have left consumers confused and enquiries to advisers have "skyrocketed" recently, Australian Unity Personal Financial Services head of financial advice Craig Meldrum said. Speaking to Financial Standard, Meldrum said that since ...