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Insurance in super code weak: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... offered in superannuation, ASIC commented. Poor complaints-handling timeframes and practices were a major concern as about one-third of trustees took more than 90 days on average to resolve complaints about insurance. This figure rose from 25% over 2015-16. ...

Philanthropic sector advocates transparency facelift

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
More than one-third of Australia's philanthropic giving is now tracked through a new online and interactive platform, answering calls for the industry to be more transparent. Launched at the recent Philanthropy Australia National Conference, the online ...

Chief economist update: Trump's beggar thy neighbour policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... 2.9% in August versus 2.7% in July and expectations of 2.8%. This points to rising wage inflation and all but confirms the third of the four Fed rate hikes expected for 2018 when the FOMC concludes its 25-26 September meeting. Trump wouldn't be "thrilled". ...

Australian retirement outcomes among the best

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
Latest research from Natixis Investment Managers shows the wellbeing of Australia's retirees remains steady. For the third year running Australia has placed sixth overall for retirement outcomes in Natixis' Global Retirement Index, sitting behind Switzerland ...

Link expands in Europe

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
A Link Fund Solutions third-party was granted a license to act as a UCITS Management Company and Authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager by Luxembourg's financial sector regulator. The Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) awarded ...

Custodians oversee heightened domestic equity trades

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... hedging strategies," ACSA said. ACSA chief executive Robert Brown said: "The custody industry continues to mature with over a third of all client assets invested internationally, a trend we expect to continue." "ACSA also remains focussed on matters ...

Industry fund cuts admin fee

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... 2017, UniSuper spent $79 million on administration expenses, down $1m over the previous year. Last month, QSuper made its third cut to admin fee since 2015. It brought down administration fee from 18 basis points to 16 basis points.

Workers want extra super contributions: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... stress, and want their employer to make additional super contributions to support financial wellbeing. The report said one-third of the 1000 workers surveyed believe their company cares about their financial wellbeing, and 29% cite a lack of retirement ...

SMSFs too conservative: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Standard's latest spot poll believe self-managed super funds are too conservative when it comes to allocating assets. Only a third (33%) said they were content with the allocation strategies and will continue to remain conservative. Rainmaker's March ...

Global asset manager launches smart beta indices

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... Investments' quant investment strategies team developed the new SMARTER Beta range in-house, bucking the trend of working with third-party index providers. Funds tracking the SMARTER Beta multifactor equity indices aim to outperform the market-cap weighted ...