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Copia boutique wins micro-cap mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
A Copia Investment Partners boutique won a $27 million micro-cap investment mandate. OC Funds Management, founded in 2000 by head of investments Robert Frost, will manage a micro-cap portfolio for Contango MicroCap. Contango said OCFM was selected after ...

Super taxes break $35bn budget hit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
Treasury has released its latest Taxation Expenditures Statement and it reveals the cost of superannuation's tax breaks to now be $35 billion and on track to climb a further 34% within the next four years. Superannuation taxation expenditures in 2015-16 ...

Defining DB for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
Defined benefits are an increasingly hot topic for financial advisers, with clarification around non-account based pensions leading queries to the BT Advice Technical team. According to BT's technical consultant Tim Howard, the team saw a growing interest ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...

NZ SMEs to receive $260m VC boost

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
The NZ Super Fund will invest $260 million into SMEs across New Zealand over the next five to ten years via a range of venture capital funds. The fund will invest up to NZ$90 million in Direct Capital's V Fund, up to NZ$120 million into Pioneer Capital's ...

QSuper economist joins Cbus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
In a move to further consolidate its portfolio management functions, Cbus hired a new portfolio integration manager. In his new role, Alex Cathcart will help the $35 billion superannuation fund develop a holistic approach to asset allocation, where ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
US JOLTS report The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that job openings in America fell by 97K to 5.53 million in October (in line with expectations) from 5.63 million in the previous month (upwardly revised from 5.49 million), taking ...

Super disputes kept aside in Treasury review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
The superannuation industry backs Treasury's call to retain a separate external dispute resolution body. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy said the group welcomed Treasury's interim report of the financial ...

CBA partners for agribusiness pilot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has partnered with a specialist software company in the hopes of driving adviser innovation and better collaboration in agribusiness. The partnership with Figured will see 100 CBA agribusiness clients trial Figured's ...

CommInsure sees adviser revamp

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
CommInsure has consulted with advisers nationwide to improve its product offering. The enhancements include more generous expiry ages, an extended indemnity income protection policy, updated trauma definitions and a continuation of total and permanent ...