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ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... perspective, Stanley Yeo, portfolio manager, strategy and international equities at IOOF said that while ETFs are currently not a long term investment choice for institutional investors, they can provide quick exposure to markets and that continued product ...

Industry veteran departs Energy Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... driven Energy Super's reputation as one of Australia's top performing and truly member-focused funds. "Bob will be missed - not only at the board table and in the corridors of Energy Super, but also at the fund's member events where he has been provided ...

Retention key driver behind planner salary increases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... looking to decrease employee remuneration stated that they would do so by implementing cost reduction strategies including not replacing employees who leave their businesses and by replacing back office staff with those on lower level remuneration. Fifty-two ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... yesterday, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) deputy chairman Helen Rowell described the issue as "critical" and "not getting the attention that it should across the industry." Rowell said the regulator's data shows 45% of APRA-regulated ...

Bond king left midnight resignation letter

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Bill Gross's 43-year career with PIMCO ended with a handwritten resignation note left "in the middle of the night," according to a new court filing from the fixed income giant. The 'bond king', as he is known, left PIMCO's Newport Beach office for the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... declined by 0.4%. Core capital goods orders - a leading indicator of business investment - decreased by 2.5% over the month. Not a good outcome for first quarter GDP growth but last week's reported rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to expansion ...

Telstra Super appoints CIO from Willis Towers Watson

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... capability will reinforce our existing high performing team and is central to our success and the success of our members. We could not be more excited with this appointment." Willis Towers Watson managing director Andrew Boal thanked Miller for his 16 ...

Accountants should beware AFSL traps

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Accountants should be careful in choosing the right licensee if they want to continue providing SMSF advice from July 1, according to Connect Financial Service Brokers chief executive Paul Tynan. Tynan noted that existing business models and succession ...

Housing market set to flat line not crash: QIC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
The Australian housing market is heading towards a price plateau, not a sharp crash according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). This view helps to dampen new research from Finder which found that 89.3% of Australian housing debt was at an ...

The lucky country may not be so for future generations

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... world-leading retirement savings framework, however too many Australians are facing a retirement savings shortfall or are not fully involved participants in the system," MLC chief executive Andrew Hagger said. "With over a third of Aussies expecting ...