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Active shortfalls see pension fund fee restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
Inadequate returns by active managers will see Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) revise its fee structure to prioritise performance. Under the new structure, GPIF-contracted managers will have their base fee rate lowered to that ...

Default life insurance reforms ineffective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... disability claims is about the same for people aged 20 and 30. It also paid more than $75 million in claims to members with active but low balance superannuation in 2017. AIA Australia and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said it is simply not the ...

What worries Aussie advisers: Natixis

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... likely to have a negative impact on performance, as compared to 75% of Aussie advisers. Australian investors' exposure to active strategies stood at 63.5%. "Eighty-two percent of Australian advisers said they used passive investments because of their ...

Technical Services Forum looks at tax and aged care

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... 25 year lifecycle. The audience had to make tradeoffs while claiming specific SBCGT concessions: 15-year exemption, 50% active assets reduction, and retirement emption and rollover relief as the couple's company passed through various stages and ...

AMP slides off ASX top 20

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
AMP will no longer be on the S&P/ASX 20 index when trading opens on June 18, following a quarterly rebalance of S&P's Australian indices announced today. AMP's spot on the index will be taken by packaging manufacturer Amcor. The wealth giant ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... months from November 2017, moving from 5.2% to 5.0%. Clancy added government and business have a role to play in encouraging active interest in retirement planning. "Industry leadership is vital to help build confidence. Government and businesses have ...

Life insurer early intervention a win: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
New research strongly backs the economic and health benefits of allowing life insurers to provide intervention and rehabilitation treatment for thousands of Australians each year. The study, conducted by the Financial Services Council with the help ...

BAT stocks worse than FANGs: SSGA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... according to State Street Global Advisors. A May strategy highlights note written by SSGA chief investment officer, global active quantitative equities, Olivia Engel and senior portfolio manager Chee Ooi, compares BATs and FANGS. "Viewed through the ...

Fidelity extends institutional capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
Fidelity International has appointed a former AMP Capital executive to head up its institutional business as the needs of its clients evolve. Joining the firm from his current post as head of institutional business at AMP Capital is John Meagher. Meagher ...

Chapmans passes on blockchain investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... three subsequent independent tranches on or before March 31, April 30 and May 31. The listed company, which aims to be an active strategic investor in high growth opportunities, has now passed up the opportunity to invest in all three subsequent tranches. ...