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PM Capital global fund returns $50.3m

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
ASX-listed investment company PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund has reported a profit after tax of $50.3 million in its first full financial year result. Operating profit before tax for the year to 30 June 2015 was $71.5 million and earnings per ...

Macquarie wrap adds AB fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
Macquarie Wrap adding the AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund is further evidence Australians nearing retirement are demanding investment products with more certainty while still participating in growth. The fund, which most recently ...

Milliman seeing shift in bond portfolios

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Holding high quality bonds in an attempt to generate income and offset volatility and drawdowns in the stock market was an approach that served investors well leading up to the financial crisis. Low yields and interest rates mean bonds now offer less ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB), in a submission to government, has said superannuation should be the most concessionally incentivised form of savings for Australians so it remains the most attractive structure to save for an adequate retirement. This ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The chief executive of superannuation research and advice firm Rice Warner believes Australians will be set up for poor retirement unless the industry kills off its many myths. In his latest column for Rice Warner, Michael Rice said many proposed solutions ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Dismantling franking credits could have detrimental effects for shareholders and for the Australian economy, academics for the Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) argued in a research paper. "There is ample evidence that Australian ...

AB managed equities fund joins netwealth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
One of Alliance Bernstein's (AB) funds offering potential for wealth protection during downside markets was added to the netwealth investment platform. The AB Managed Volatility Equities Fund joined netwealth and it becomes the latest activity for AB ...

Retirees urged to add stocks

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
A recent Milliman paper suggests there is credence to applying an equities strategy when looking to reduce inflation risk during retirement. Looking purely at the S&P 500 Index, the Milliman paper says dividend yield per share over the last decade has ...

AMP chief economist says housing future messy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Housing is an expensive option for investors, offering low rental yields compared to all other assets except bank deposits and government bonds. This is the view of AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver, who recently penned an analysis on Australian ...

Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
Removing dividend imputation will lower returns and favour wealthy overseas investors over local retirees who rely on dividend income and the reduced tax from franking credits, according to Taxpayers Australia. TAL head of superannuation and Taxpayers ...