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Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... instruction, or the member may choose to take their benefits in another way. Impediments to product development should be removed. Choice of fund: Provide all employees with the ability to choose the fund into which their Superannuation Guarantee contributions ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Altius Asset Management has launched a new sustainable bond fund designed to align with investors' social values without compromising investment returns over the long-term. The Altius Sustainable Bond fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... of fund executives. Each Award carries a cash prize of $10,000 to put toward an educational program of the recipient's choice. The event was held at the Eureka Tower in Melbourne, with leading finance journalist Michael Pascoe as Master of the Ceremonies ...

Centuria launches tax efficient investment bond

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Centuria Capital has launched a tax effective investment bond product aimed at investors looking to invest outside of superannuation. Neil Rogan, general manager of Centuria's investment bond division, said that the company has spent the better part ...

Centric Wealth adds Vinva to Australian equity portfolio

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
Wealth management firm Centric Wealth has added Vinva Investment Management to manage $100 million of its Australian Equities portfolio through the launch of the Australian Equities Extension Fund. The fund invests all of its assets in the Vinva Australian ...

Cash rate more likely to fall than rise: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... real driver will be if unemployment continues to go up and inflation continues to come down. Then the RBA won't have much choice but to provide additional stimulus to the economy. That's not our base case, but that's definitely the second most likely ...

Phone usage reveals opportunity for financial services

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... commerce, so if you put our willingness to transact and do commerce online, together with our smartphones - our device of choice - and our increasing use of our phones in an in-store shopping experience, we expect to see these trends converge into a ...

Independent dealer groups eye Genesys practices

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... Standard that the dealership will not be approaching Genesys practices directly, but he expected that there will be "plenty of choice" for these advisers.

FPA shines light on "catch-all" dilemma

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The "catch-all" phrase within the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) best interests' duty provision is back, with advisers wondering what it means for their businesses. The Financial Planning Association (FPA) general manager of policy and conduct Dante ...

HOSTPLUS named super fund of the year

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... self-managed superannuation fund administrator of the year, while Equip, OneAnswer Frontier and Colonial First State First Choice won awards for innovation. Winners in the employer super categories included First State Super, UniSuper and IOOF, while ...