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Intra-fund advice can be improved: WSSA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... and this is the way we've got to go," Latto said. Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg addressed the conference via video-link and said one of the refinements the government was pursuing for FOFA was to clarify the definition of intra-fund advice. "This ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... (FTA) with Australia will boost economic relations between the two countries and the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect will link China's two stock exchanges and open them to a wider range of investors. Looking beyond newspaper headlines, other Asian countries ...

Fintech start-ups painted as future heroes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Sydney fintech hub Stone and Chalk is aiming for Australia's entrepreneurs, technologists, scientists and mathematicians to receive the same status and respect as the country's sporting heroes. At the colourful Stone and Chalk official opening last ...

Liquidator appointed in suicide case

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
ASIC has appointed a liquidator for six investment management companies linked to a Perth-based promoter, who is believed to have taken his own life after defrauding investors for years. The Federal Court of Australia has made orders appointing EY partner ...

ME enlists Link for digital services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Link Group and super-fund owned bank ME have partnered to deliver superannuation information within the ME app. Using Link's data insights platform, ME customers using the mobile app will be able to view integrated banking/superannuation details if ...

Below benchmark performance hurts Platinum

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
Platinum Asset Management reported an increase in net profit after tax of 12.4%, but results for the financial year were impacted by below-benchmark performance. Net profit after tax for the year to 30 June 2015 was $213.5 million, compared to $189.9 ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
AMP has released its half-year results for 2015, revealing a net profit of $507 million, up 33% on the previous corresponding period. Wealth management - including advice, platform administration, unit linked superannuation, retirement income and investment ...

Investec fund acquires Brisbane property

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
Investec Australia Property Fund (IAPF) has acquired an $18.15 million property in a Brisbane industrial suburb. The acquisition, which is fully funded with debt, brings the value of the fund's total portfolio to $379.45 million and the fund's gearing ...

High expectations suggests need for retirement advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... retirement earlier in life. SSGA head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific, Jon Shead, said the report identified a "dis-link between people being comfortable about retirement but not necessarily having done a lot of planning to get there." "If you ...

Link Group launches digital super card

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Link Group has launched a digital superannuation membership card designed for use on smartphones. The digital card is available to members immediately after they join online and it allows customers to access details of their super fund via their smartphone. ...