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Legalsuper expands member services arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... said. The fund's direct investment option - that enables members to invest in S&P/ASX300 shares, ETFs, LICs and term deposits - will be transitioned to a new platform operated by UBS with increased functionality and flexibility, Proebstl added.

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... shares, they remain a better income solution than international shares and, with the current low interest rates, than term deposits and other fixed interest investments," he said. "It is difficult to see companies changing their shareholder offers such ...

SMSFs seek offshore diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... SMSF investment in international managed funds, ETFs and direct shares continues to climb as exposure to cash and term deposits drops. Latest analysis from SuperConcepts shows allocations to international investments rose by 1.3% in the 12 months to ...

Contrarian manager enters super sector

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... of managed funds does not have all the newest entries in the market - but it does include a range of ETFs, LICs, term deposits, managed accounts and a choice of insurers for advised clients. In an August blog post, Allan Gray Australia said its belief ...

SMSFs outperforming MySuper: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... SuperConcepts figures show SMSFs are increasingly shifting away from cash to Australian equities. Cash and short-term deposits dropped from 19.8% to 17.3% in the 12 months to June 2018, according to a survey of 2600 SMSFs. In CommSec's latest SMSF trading ...

AMP, CBA respond to record class action bid

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... option received interest rates as low as 1.25% per year - lower than the RBA cash rate and rates offered on regular term deposits. Likewise, the Royal Commission revealed members within AMP's cash option were receiving negative returns on the cash ...

SMSF cash allocation dips

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... are increasingly shifting away from cash to Australian equities, latest SuperConcepts figures show. Cash and short-term deposits dropped from 19.8% to 17.3% in the 12 months to June 2018, according to SuperConcepts' survey of 2600 SMSFs. Executive manager ...

Discriminatory bank regulation hits super savings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The interest rate paid by banks on short-term deposits in superannuation fund accounts is significantly lower than similar deposits made by SMSFs, and new research estimates as much as $1 billion is being lost in potential retirement savings. According ...

Super funds underplay risk profiles: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... property and shares. On the other hand, defensive assets are lower risk with an income stream generated from cash, term deposits and fixed interest. However, with super funds increasingly investing more in unlisted property and infrastructure this potentially ...

BetaShares launches fixed-rate corporate bond ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Australia's fourth largest exchange traded product manager has listed a new ETF that will invest in up to 35 fixed-rate corporate bonds. BetaShares has launched CRED, an ETF that will invest in investment grade securities denominated in Aussie dollars ...