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Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Superannuation fund members should leave their money in a highly diversified option and come back when they retire according to an industry fund chief investment officer. Addressing a member direct investment options forum at an Australian Institute ...

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Shots fired! Shots fired! Yes Virginia, Super Mario returned overnight and shot down the euro, putting smiles on the faces of holders of Eurozone stocks - Stoxx 600 up 2.4% -- and bonds - 10-year yields fell across the region. The euro dropped to as ...

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
The days of CPI plus 5% investment returns for superannuation funds are gone for the foreseeable future according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has released a framework for selecting default post-retirement products that attempts to eliminate a one-size-fits-all approach. Launched at the AIST Australian Superannuation Investment conference ...

Lead us not into a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... that there are limits to what monetary policy could achieve - it's now pushing on a string -- and therefore... go Keynesian! Yes, that great guy, the British economist John Maynard Keynes (JMK), who advocated that during times of trouble - companies ...

August angst to September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... and fear is once more on the rise - the VIX index spiked 10.5% overnight to a reading of 31.40. It's China that did it! Oh yes, Virginia, yesterday's official PMI result reminded all and sundry that all is not well in the world's second biggest economy. ...

Lower super fees impact Australian Ethical

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
A progressive reduction in superannuation fees over the medium term is having a significant impact on revenues at Australian Ethical Investments. Yesterday Australian Ethical reported a full-year net profit after tax of $1.97 million, down 23% on 2014. ...

Accountants nearing SMSF exemption deadline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... "The first step is for accountants to decide whether they want to be part of the AFS licensing regime, and if the answer is 'yes' then you need to begin the training; it typically takes from a minimum of six months up to two years." As reported in Financial ...

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... executive, Michael O'Neill, sat on the retirement incomes panel at the summit and said a challenge will be maintaining momentum. "Yes, we had our differences but there was an overwhelming consensus on the need for reform," O'Neill said. "It's all interrelated ...

Pillar Administration to operate under Acurity software

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
First State Super will be the first of Pillar Administration's clients to roll out a full migration to superannuation and investment software program Acurity. Yesterday Financial Synergy said it would implement Acurity across Pillar Administration's ...