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Super engagement strategies still misfiring

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
New research released by consumer group Choice reveals that engagement strategies by super funds are still a work in progress. The research: Project Superpower. Informing a strategy to engage people with their superannuation is a qualitative study that ...

Private capital industry growing at record speed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Of the 168 private capital funds active in 2016, 23 were newly-established between January and August - the highest rate on record, according to a new Preqin report. The Preqin Insight: Alternative Assets in Australia report examines Australia's $180 ...

ASIC finds life claim rates wildly inconsistent

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
ASIC has found a "considerable variation" in denied claims across life insurers, with TPD denial rates as high as 37% in one instance. The regulator has issued its industry review of life insurance claims, and found that while the majority (90%) of ...

Link partners with software firm

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Link Group has made a strategic investment in a provider of real-time data, budgeting and reporting software. Moneysoft will provide Link Group with these tools to augment its service offering for superannuation funds and other clients. The first suite ...

EM equities beating global indices: VanEck

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
Emerging market equities have outperformed global indices over 2016's third quarter after several years of underperformance, according to VanEck research. VanEck emerging markets equity portfolio manager David Semple explained that while EM has "generally ...

BKI makes $4.2m acquisition

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
BKI Investment Company is acquiring an unlisted investment company for $4.2 million. In an ASX statement, BKI's board said the acquisition will "benefit existing BKI shareholders by increasing the size of BKI's portfolio in a cost-effective manner." ...

New BetaShares fund combats investor bias

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... market exposure, omitting the top 20 listed stocks which most Australian investors already hold. BetaShares managing director, Alex Vynokur, said the prevalent bias towards the largest 20 companies, particularly the big four banks, exposes investor portfolios ...

AMP Capital hires new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
AMP Capital has appointed a new director. Earlier in October, Peter Varghese was appointed to AMP's board, and will now take up another position on the board of its investment management subsidiary. He recently stepped down from his role as the Secretary ...

BT Private Wealth director joins accountancy firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
Wealth management and chartered accountancy firm Kelly + Partners has appointed a new senior client director. Trent Doughty joins Kelly + Partners from BT Private Wealth Markets, where he was a director. Prior to that, he was a partner - private wealth ...

BlackRock launches smart beta ETF suite

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
BlackRock has launched four new exchange-traded funds in Australia, targeting minimum volatility and multifactor strategies. The iShares Edge Smart Beta products comprise the iShares Edge MSCI Australia Minimum Volatility ETF, the iShares Edge MSCI ...