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AIA grows health insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
AIA is expanding its Vitality health insurance offering with the launch of a new brand. MyOwn health insurance offers hospital and extras cover ranging from the basic package to the top level of cover for families. Actively engaged members may also ...

Labor cracks down on discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is cracking down on high-income earners exploiting a trust loophole that minimises tax bills. The Labor leader is pledging to impose a minimum 30% tax rate on the distributions of discretionary trusts to beneficiaries ...

Property overpowers asset class returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
Residential property outperformed other asset classes, generating 8.1% and 10.3% per annum returns over a 10 and 20-year period respectively, new research on long-term investing shows. Australian listed property however, is the worst-performing asset ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
ANZ Wealth is encouraging financial advisers of all ages to apply for the AFA Rising Star Award, saying there is a misbelief that it only seeks to recognise young advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard, ANZ Wealth head of sales Don Sillar said there ...

Royal Commission unnecessary: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
A Royal Commission into the financial services sector is unnecessary given the amount of substantial reforms and remediation the industry has already undertaken, the Financial Services Council said. In responding to Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen's push ...

An institutional approach to retirement advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
Retiree portfolios stand to benefit from the asset-liability management used by institutional investors, according to AMP Capital senior portfolio manager Darren Beesley. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on Retirement ...

Government gives super system further makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
The Federal Government is powering ahead with further changes to Australia's $2 trillion superannuation system, garnering support from across the industry. The latest proposals will see the prudential regulator (APRA) be responsible for making it easier ...

Super system needs work on environmental and governance factors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
Australia should be justifiably proud of its robust $2.3 trillion retirement system, but there's also serious room for improvement, according to a global asset manager. Natixis Global Asset Management's 2017 Global Retirement Index ranks Australia sixth ...

Industry fund offers retirement income bonus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
An industry super fund is offering retirement reward incentives of up to $11,520 to customers who sign up to the fund's retirement pension plan. The offer from BUSSQ, which represents a transfer of the fund's tax surplus - gained when members transfer ...

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
Iron ore continues the uptrend that started in mid-June, reaching US$70.24 a tonne overnight. For the technically inclined, this puts iron ore in a bull market - defined as a 20% increase from its nearest bottom - that should encourage further prices ...