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Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Even though short sellers found it tough to generate absolute returns in 2016, the strategy remains an important source of returns for Australian shares long-short fund managers. A study by investment research firm Zenith found profiting from short ...

Life consumers influenced by premium pricing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
An overwhelming majority (84%) of Australians purchase life insurance based on the cost of premiums, according to life insurer NobleOak. What's concerning is that more than half of consumers (52%) buy life insurance or income protection cover online ...

Stamp duty axing treated with caution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... ensure that owning a home is not out of reach for people in NSW," Berejiklian said. Verante Financial Planning director Liam Shorte told Financial Standard while he understands why many first home buyers will greet the news with excitement, the policy ...

Iron magnate makes historic $400m pledge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
The Australian chair of one of the world's largest iron ore producers recently made the largest ever donation by a living Australian to a range of charitable causes. Fortescue Metals chair Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, along with his wife Nicola, donated ...

Rising yields benefit active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Rising yields combatting inflationary pressures are conducive to active bond managers outperforming passive strategies, according to an expert investment manager. IOOF portfolio manager of fixed income Osvaldo Acosta said in this environment, active ...

Budget for the wealthy: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
Opposition leader Bill Shorten is rejecting claims Treasurer Scott Morrison's 2017-18 Budget is anything like a 'Labor Budget.' Shorten went on Twitter to say the Coalition's budget is "out of touch", as a Labor Budget wouldn't slash school funding ...

Super insurance must be standardised: ISWG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group is pushing to standardise how super funds communicate life insurance information to members. In its third discussion paper released today, the working group highlights three in ten Australians have no clue ...

Opposition floats SMSF borrowing ban

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
Self-managed superannuation funds will be banned from direct borrowing under an expanded housing affordability policy unveiled by the Federal Opposition today. Speaking to media this morning, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the policy will target ...

AMP introduces pension calculator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2017
AMP launched a new pension payment solution available through its MyNorth allocated pension. Seen as the first of its kind in Australia, the tool calculates the amount a retiree can withdraw each year to ensure the longevity of their retirement savings ...

TelstraSuper rolls out digital makeover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
From Snapchat to super-chat? TelstraSuper, the country's largest corporate super fund, is announcing the first phase of its digital transformation to appeal to its tech-savvy millennial and retiree fund members. This morning the fund launched a new ...