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REST creates two new management roles

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
REST Industry Super has created two new management roles in a bid to further drive the $37 billion fund's customer service and investments arms. Joining REST as general manager customer service is Beth Parkin, who will report to chief operating officer ...

Market Vectors QUAL ETF added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality exchange traded fund (QUAL) has been added to the BT SuperWrap and Asgard Super platforms. In its first year, QUAL has returned 35.81% (after fees) to 29 October 2015, outperforming the standard international ...

Martin Currie hires small cap analyst

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
Equity fund manager Martin Currie Australia has appointed a small and microcap research analyst. Anthony Porto joined the Australian investment team in October 2015, reporting to chief investment officer Reece Birtles. He has more than 10 years of investment ...

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
It's that time of the month again folks, the time of great anticipation for the coming of mother - the mother of all eco stats, that is. So wipe your microscopes clean and sharpen your scalpels. We'll need them to dissect and distil and scour the latest ...

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Rate cut/No rate cut. Well, 'twas a coin flip anyway - the rationales for a cut was equally rational as those for a no cut - so no blame all around. In the end, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to stay the course - keeping the official cash ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The overwhelming majority of advisers are "glad" rather than "mad, sad or scared" about the looming Life Insurance Framework, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF ...

Class amends IPO after AMP acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Class, the self-managed superannuation fund administrative software provider, has lost about 10,500 billable SMSF portfolios from its customer base following two acquisitions announced by AMP. AMP has informed Class it will be moving the SMSF portfolios ...

MLC offers insurance rollover to external funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
MLC will introduce an insurance rollover offer to external superannuation funds. The rollover provides multiple benefits to super funds, including a 15% upfront tax credit, 7% annual premium discount, enduring authority, automated annual premium payments ...

Rusting still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... 17.5% for big banks (and another 50 bps for qualifying banks that support agriculture and small businesses) effective 24 October - still unconfirmed reports that the government, at its fifth plenum, is lowering its growth target from 7.0% to 6.53% would ...

ASIC changes market rules for Chi-X ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
ASIC has published changes to its market integrity rules for exchange-traded funds admitted to Chi-X Australia. Chi-X intends to launch its ETF market in Australia in 2016, following a consultation paper released in February 2015. ASIC said it "consulted ...