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Where's the Brexit-induced recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016

Global equity managers not currency selectors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Regulation (CIFR) implies super funds would benefit from seeking an overlay manager for currency because "global equity managers do not appear to have currency selection skill." The research, headed by CIFR's Camille Schmidt, evaluates global equity ...

Advisers welcome super changes but need stability

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
The financial planning industry and financial advisers have largely welcomed the federal government's decision to drop the $500,000 non-concessional cap but argue changes to the system need to stop. Announced yesterday, Treasurer Scott Morrison said ...

ASIC hands down permanent and four year bans

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Capital Alternatives, Velvet Assets nor Woodcock were holders of Australian financial services licenses (AFSL) and were also not authorized representatives of a licensee. Following an investigation ASIC found: A number of the alternative investments ...

Brown to leave after AFA board re-election

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... SA/NT and WA respectively, while Evalesco's Jeff Thurecht will remain as NSW state director. An election for Tasmania was not required as current state director, and director of Scanlon Richardson Financial Planning, Matthew Hawkins still has one year ...

Retirement income opportunities begin early

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... more infrastructure or that maybe it is a pool of funds to support your family members when they want to buy a home. That's not helpful at all, so having a clear objective is really important," Kirkland says. His comments come ahead of The Superannuation ...

Agricultural investors create $10 million VC fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... accelerator in 2017. SproutX general manager, Sam Trethewey, said: "Australia's biggest natural advantage lies in agriculture, not fintech, and we need to invest to ensure that we lead the way in developing and commercialising innovations in agtech." ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
Australia employment The world of financial markets and tea-leaves watching would be a boring place if not for "seasonality adjusted" estimates of economic statistics, especially ones that go up one month and down the next and/or beat expectations one ...

Bisan buys stake in RE, launches PE fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... current directors will remain on the board and a further director will be nominated by Bisan. Bisan has indicated it will not seek shareholder approval for this acquisition; in its ASX release, it said "the ASX listing rules require the company to seek ...

Millennials investing, just not in super

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... plan to invest more than their older counterparts, according to the MLC Q2 Wealth Behaviour Survey; the problem is they're not planning to invest in their superannuation. The quarterly survey of more than 2,000 Australians found middle-aged Australians ...