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First home buyers: Devil is in the detail for super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
... superannuation contributions, plus the earnings generated from those savings, to place a deposit on a home. In its post-Budget analysis, asset consultant Mercer described the scheme as a positive measure which will encourage younger members to engage ...

VFMC analyst joins DMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... investment analyst at Guild Capital Asset Management. DMP chief executive Allison Hill said Bell brings strong equity analysis skills in large cap Australian equities. "We are delighted to have someone of the calibre of Stratton Bell join DMP... We are ...

Financial dispute authorities combined for 'one-stop-shop'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... capital of $0.9 million in 2017-18. This funding will also enable ASIC to develop infrastructure for the reporting and analysis of internal dispute resolution performance data by financial firms. This will be offset by an increase in levies of $3.6 million ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... that the proposal represented a "massive shift in thinking around the objective of super" and would require "careful analysis as well as legislative change." "Super is designed as a long term investment for retirement income purposes, so using it as ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... by ASIC. An additional $4.3 million over four years has been allocated to develop infrastructure for the reporting and analysis of internal dispute resolution performance data by financial firms, which will be offset by increased levies of $3.6 million ...

Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... including: the possibility to include the Australian Government Actuary for the provision of technical, evidenced based analysis required to inform decision making, and holding the panel publicly accountable for its decisions. In the draft report published ...

SMSF rollovers hit $8 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... for more than half of the $8.1 billion rolled in to self-managed super funds in the 12 months to June 2016. Rainmaker analysis of APRA data also shows retail super funds made up nine of the biggest 10 outflows to SMSFs in the period. Retail funds seeing ...

Fund managers on fixed income recruitment drive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... consisting of major Australian financial institutions and ASX top 50 corporates through detailed monitoring, research and analysis." The investment risk manager - fixed income role would comprise working with Vanguard's fixed income team to "critically ...

The romantic side of life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... and branch staff with an alternative means of approaching the life insurance conversation with clients. While official analysis is still underway, ANZ general manager of financial planning and head of direct distribution Shez Ford says anecdotal evidence ...

State Street services over half of global ETF assets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... corporation now services more than half (55%) of the global industry's ETF and ETP assets under management, according to analysis from industry consultant ETFGI. "Clients continue to bring their business to State Street because of our commitment to the ...