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Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE | WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016

Global investment manager Capital Group has launched its US global equity strategy in Australia. The New Perspective fund focuses on trends in global trade and economic and political relationships rather than specific industries or regions. The newly ...

Plato fund highly rated by SQM

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016

... retirement needs, but also need the diversification benefits of global equities to reduce the total risk of their investment nest egg."

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016

... irresponsible and risks mortgaging Australia's economic future," said ISA chair Peter Collins. "Super builds a substantial nest egg for the vast majority of Australians through compound interest over decades of saving. This proposal would cost younger ...

HUB24 adds international portfolios to platform

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015

HUB24 has made international managed portfolios available on its platform for the first time. The move allows investors to directly own international listed companies via professionally managed portfolios from more than 15 global markets across North ...

Long-term investment under the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015

Investment managers have gone too far in pandering to the short-term investor according to Capital Group equity portfolio manager Jody Jonsson. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) event yesterday, Jonsson said there ...

NAB Prosper launches next month

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015

... actually educates the customer about all the levers they might pull around what they need to do to grow their retirement nest egg," Miller said. "If you change your retirement age from 55 to 65 it has a massive difference on the amount of money you need ...

University investment portfolio includes tobacco and beer

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015

British American Tobacco has landed among Sydney University's top international shareholdings in emerging markets as a balance is being sought in the university's environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment framework. Sydney University recently ...

Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015

... the report was to demystify the purpose of superannuation, and specifically to debunk the "myth" that a $1 million super nest egg is necessary to ensure a comfortable retirement. It argues that this idea places an overemphasis on superannuation balance ...

Retiring 'comfortably may require 3 income building blocks: Legg Mason

PROMOTED BY LEGG MASON | TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015

... least $1.851 million to live comfortably, based on the ASFA retirement standard of $58,4442. For those with a more modest nest egg the simple way to retire comfortably would be to invest in higher income strategies, but for advisers meeting with risk-averse ...

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015

... Productivity Commission's research suggests lifting the Preservation Age from 55 to 65 will boost end superannuation retirement nest eggs and save about $7 billion per annum in the federal budget by 2055. "Policies which encourage older workforce participation ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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