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AMP restructures China Fund to reduce discount

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
In a bid to reduce the 20.4% discount on its China Growth Fund, AMP Capital has introduced key changes based on a review by Goldman Sachs. The changes include implementing a Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect trading platform to increase the fund's liquidity. ...

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
A new wave of retirees is learning that years of accumulation need further thought. Darren Snyder reports. A recent Commonwealth Bank media roundtable showed projections by Rice Warner that Australia's retirement market would reach more than $1.4 trillion ...

BTFG adds managed funds to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015
BT Financial Group (BTFG) has added over 300 managed funds to its investment platform Panorama. This update offers an open architecture menu with access to funds from over 70 managers across a range of diversified, sector, specialist and wholesale managed ...

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 ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Superannuation industry heavyweights have collectively called for a MySuper-like product to simplify retirement income for retirees. "There are $430 billion worth of superannuation savings sitting in [MySuper] products where pretty much everything is ...

Government must not mandate products for super members: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia said the AIST supports more flexibility around retirement product development but the federal government should not be mandating particular products for super members. Opening ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
The head of a large Australian superannuation fund once complained that a young employee at AAS didn't know anything about the super industry. Little did they know almost a decade later that same employee would be chief executive at AvSuper. Darren ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
The government has clarified uncertainty around the word 'independent' in its draft super governance legislation and agreed to a flexible transition period following consultation with stakeholders on new standards. In June, the Government released exposure ...

Indigenous super on Canberra agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Eliminating excessive red tape between superannuation funds, government agencies and indigenous Australians will be a priority when a working group meets with politicians in Canberra this week. Members of the Indigenous Superannuation Working Group ...

Easing cycle over for now

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The Reserve Bank's two-pronged monetary easing measures look to have come to an end but our central bankers will remain watchful of the currency, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management executive director and global fixed income portfolio manager ...