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Decimal announces key super fund contracts

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
Digital financial advice provider Decimal has renewed its partnership with a $72 billion industry superannuation fund; rolled out its Eqilize solution at an $8 billion industry fund; and signed a pilot contract with a "major diversified bank." The ASX-listed ...

Industry fund CIO retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The chief investment officer at a $9 billion industry superannuation fund is retiring after more than eight years in the role. Retiring from Catholic Super is Garrie Lette. He currently oversees the investment arrangements of the fund's $9 billion MyLife ...

ATO to advance early release of super: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
Draft legislation that allows the ATO to facilitate the early release of superannuation is open for consultation. Treasury has released the exposure draft overnight that aims to expedite the early release of super funds and "improve the integrity of ...

Chief economist update: Wagering on wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
Australians, all, will find out if overall wages in the domestic economy has run faster, slower or continue to mark time when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its Wage Price Index report for the December 2017 quarter today. Consensus ...

L1 Capital prepares for LIC IPO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
L1 Capital appointed a syndicate of broking firms as it prepares to float its Long Short Fund listed investment company. NAB will lead the IPO, while Crestone, Morgans, Morgan Stanley, Ord Minnett, Taylor Collison and Wilsons will serve as co-lead managers ...

Chief economist update: Inflation isn't such a lonely word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
Wall Street recovered just as quickly as it corrected - selling and then buying on rising inflation expectations. The S&P 500 index closed 4.3% up at the close of the trading week ending 16 February, partly reversing the previous week's 5.2% loss but ...

Synchron appoints state manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
Financial advice dealer group Synchron named Matthew Wallis as the new state manager for New South Wales. Wallis will succeed Paul Del Grande who resigned to focus on his financial advice practice, InSync Financial Services. Sydney-based Wallis has ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news returns?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
Say what? That'll be any rational investor's reaction when you tell him about Wall Street's overnight rally at the same time that the things that scared the bejesus out of them - rising inflation - in early February proved even worse than they expected. ...

O'Dwyer proposes TRIS changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
The Federal Government is pushing for reversionary transition to retirement income streams (TRIS) to be paid to an eligible dependent upon a death, regardless if a condition of release is met. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
"When Wall Street sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold." The heightened volatility in the week of 5-9 February 2018 took down the S&P 500 index and the DJIA by 5.2% each. Spooky perhaps, but still a decent outcome especially when the 2018 to ...