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ASFA board changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has renewed its board of directors and announced three lifetime memberships. The board composition was revealed following ASFA's annual general meeting at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast. ...

Alternatives LIC a win for planners

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
The Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund as a listed investment company is an ideal vehicle for planners looking to diversify client portfolios, according to fund director Andrew Champion. The LIC, which completed a $47 million capital raise last week ...

Digital advice as commonplace as internet banking

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Once big institutions come around to the benefits of digital member engagement, digital advice services will become as reliable and ubiquitous as internet banking is now, according to Decimal founder and executive director, strategy and innovation Jan ...

Super execs: Size is not scale

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Size is not the same as having effective economies of scale in superannuation funds, leading management consultants and super executives have told the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference. TRIA Investment Partners' ...

Ageing societies threaten to undermine global economy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The global ageing population will likely be more protectionist and insular, undermining global economic cooperation, according to Global Aging Institute president Richard Jackson. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Super is "next on the menu" for disruption: new ASFA CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The superannuation industry is at high risk of being disrupted by the fintech sector, new Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy has warned. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference, Fahy noted the "challenges" inherent ...

Trump bigger than Brexit

ALEX BURKE, DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
The Trump presidency will have a bigger effect on global markets than Brexit, according to J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief market strategist for UK and Europe Stephanie Flanders. Speaking at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Super funds should enforce corporate conduct: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
It isn't "radical" for super funds to take an active role in corporate governance in listed companies, according to former Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chair Jim Minto. Speaking at the 2016 ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast, Minto ...

Technical Services Forum shines light on leading specialists

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Technical services managers from IOOF and ANZ took the scholarship awards for UNSW Retirement Planning and Aged Care courses at the final Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum for 2016. Ling Wang and Rahul Sing, technical services managers ...

Australian investors retreating to domestic assets

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Australian investors in exchange-traded products (ETPs) are reporting an increasing preference for Australian equities, cash, fixed income and gold in an uncertain global political environment. According to VanEck research, particularly due to the uncertainty ...