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Industry funds extend winning streak

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
Industry super funds outperformed retail super funds by 2.7% in the 12 months to 30 June, the latest statistics from APRA reveal. The average industry fund returned 4% over the period versus 1.3% from the average retail fund. The numbers contribute ...

EGM forms require validation: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) must verify over 200 individual forms calling for an Extraordinary General Meeting after preliminary checking showed a number of discrepancies. AFA member, director of NOW Financial Group and member of the ...

Flat Australian dividends help case for global diversification

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
The latest Henderson Global Dividend Index reinforces the need for Australian investors to seek income in offshore markets as Australian equities continued to produce flat dividends. Dividends in Australia fell 0.2% on an underlying basis in the three ...

Treasurer flags super cap exemptions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has flagged that lottery wins and inheritances are unlikely to be included as exemptions around the $500,000 cap on post-tax superannuation contributions. Speaking with Sky News yesterday, Morrison said although inheritances ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2016
Australia leading index The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity inched up by 0.1% in July, partially reversing the previous month's 0.2% fall. More important, the six-month annualised growth rate in the index - indicating ...

Link considers Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
Large superannuation administrator Link Group is interested in the New South Wales government's sale of Pillar Administration, and it will now consider whether to participate in the bid process. Link told the ASX that if it decides to progress with ...

Investors missing healthy returns amid bond fears

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
The fear of negative interest rates keeping retail investors out of bond markets isn't just overlooking the defensive role of the asset class within portfolios, it's also leaving a surprisingly healthy return on the table. That's an argument put forward ...

AU wins Herston Quarter mandate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
The Queensland Government has confirmed Australian Unity as the preferred tenderer for the $1.1 billion Herston Quarter project in Brisbane. Australian Unity plans to develop and play a continued role in an integrated health, ageing and research precinct ...

Sell everything (again?)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2016
In a week punctuated by disappointing key stats from the world's major economies, something strange in our neighbourhood happened... Wall Street produced a trifecta. The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all closed at record highs on the 11th of August ...

Hunter Hall delivers profit boost

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016
Hunter Hall delivered an 86.8% boost in statutory after-tax profit to $7.8 million in the year to 30 June 2016. This was driven by major gains in investment income and performance fees - even if funds under management only increased slightly by 1.9% ...