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PC to deliver Super 2.0: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... "competition shouldn't be the outcome or the goal of a review." "The goal of superannuation should remain delivering a sustainable income in retirement for members," Garcia said. Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley agreed, noting ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... institutional investors with a dedicated platform. BlackRock Impact allows clients to invest to personal objectives via three sustainable investing segments: exclusionary screens, ESG factors and impact targets. "The idea is that we will build that platform ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... superannuation system delivers half of all tax concessions to the top 20% of income earners. That isn't fair or fiscally sustainable. "While the Government has scrapped its flawed and retrospective changes, the current proposals do not go far enough ...

ANZ wealth sale marks end of an advice era

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... partnership model or sale to new principal(s). In each case, expect the target valuation to be based around ongoing sustainable profitability not product volumes. This means running an efficient practice with full client engagement and ownership - a ...

Cromwell introduces Euro property fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... European cities, Cromwell selected 29 driven by key macro-trends which they believe have the potential to generate sustainable, resilient, long-term returns; aiming for income returns of more than 5% and a total return of 8% from assets. The fund will ...

Hong Kong fintech makes senior Australia hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... focusing on working with the management team to deliver on Quantifeed's business strategy, and achieving growth in a sustainable way," she said. Chief executive and co-founder Alex Ypsilanti added: "These hires demonstrate the company's commitment to ...

Investors must look to dividend yield over growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2016
... quantitative equity manager Rosenberg Equities, the research shows that traditional sources of income are unlikely to remain sustainable and encourages investors to consider equities as a compelling source of income. "The exceptionally low rate environment ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... banks, insurers and fund managers. Altius Asset Management is among the supporters, having established the Altius Sustainable Bond Fund in November 2014. The fund automatically excludes companies whose primary business activity is armaments, uranium ...

Future Fund model for social housing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... service that's about people and their needs and our model puts the money on the table to pay for it," Lyon said. "Sustainable government funding is critical, because any government vision without resources is just a hallucination. The public housing ...

Institutions grappling with risk culture

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... culture could not be achieved by regulation alone but would require persistence by the wider industry to ensure a sustainable risk-taking framework. "Ultimately, a sound risk culture across the industry is not something that can be regulated into existence," ...