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SMSF returns not accurate in Productivity Commission report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
The Productivity Commission's final report quoted SMSF costs at "close to double" of the actual cost of running SMSFs $500,000 or less in net assets, Class said. In July last year, Class made a submission to the PC saying APRA and ATO used different ...

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
A Melbourne bond manager won a $180 million mandate from UniSuper as the super fund increased its allocation to fixed income. UniSuper appointed Jamieson Coote Bonds to manage about $180 million in Australian government bonds in November. The mandate ...

Xinja funds platform for growth

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
Neobank Xinja has successfully funded its second campaign on the Equitise crowdfunding platform, raising more than $500,000 in nine hours. Equitise co-founder Jonny Wilkinson believes the neobank market is set to disrupt the established banking industry ...

S&P launches new ASX small caps index

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2019
... incorporate earnings eligibility criteria, such as the S&P SmallCap 600, have outperformed other small-cap benchmarks over the long-run," Orzano said. "This new index series extends this innovative framework to global equity markets where we have found ...

Productivity Commission report puts banks first: ACTU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... performing funds would promote industry funds which have year after year outperformed all bank-owned funds, simply because they are run to enhance the retirement savings of their members, not the share price of the big banks," the ACTU said. It added ...

Fed steady with a slight chance of a rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... range at this meeting, the federal funds rate would be at or close to the lower end of the range of estimates of the longer-run neutral interest rate". All well and good but where to now brown cow? "With regard to the outlook for monetary policy beyond ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
Over the Christmas break, MetLife Australia's tech team took home an international award for its claims platform launched to Statewide Super's members last year. MetLife chief information officer Tim Batten's team snagged a spot on ACORD's ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce spoke to Financial Standard earlier this month about market opportunities, building the fund's in-house investment team and CIPRs. Pearce said the fund doesn't particularly see a need to pull back ...

UBS signs on Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
... "Brokers, platforms and redistributors rely on Morningstar's extensive global market and equity data coverage to help them run their businesses. UBS will benefit from our high-quality data and local support team as they enhance the platform experience ...

Asset manager appoints CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018
A global asset manager that runs about $30 billion for Australian and New Zealand clients is welcoming a new chief investment officer. Edward M. "Ted" Maloney is moving into the top investment role at Boston-based MFS Investment Management, 13 years ...