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Advisers must seek alternative estate planning options: Austock

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Smart estate planning must include alternatives to the will, says Austock Group. In a note to financial advisers, the registered pooled development fund recommends considering an investment bond. The bond provides for an arrangement that is not only ...

Industry supports super threshold removal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
Industry super fund Cbus is voicing its support for a proposal put forward by Senators to remove the income threshold for compulsory superannuation contributions, and is calling on the Federal Government to do the same. Cbus chief executive David Atkin ...

Decumulation will drive investment focus shift: AXA IM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
Institutional investors are shifting investment strategies in search of income generation and inflation protection over the long term in response to the advent of the superannuation decumulation phase, AXA Investment Managers believes. According to ...

Equip confirms merger, names CEO and directors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Industry super fund Equip confirmed its merger with the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund in a move which will double funds under management to $14 billion. Equip chair Andrew Fairley said since the earlier announcement that the funds were in merger ...

HESTA calls for access to super for family violence victims

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Industry super fund HESTA is calling on the Federal Government to change the rules and allow family violence victims and survivors access to their superannuation. The fund, along with others in the community sector including Financial Counselling Australia ...

Equity Trustees appointed RE to multinational group

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Equity Trustees will be the new responsible entity for a multinational financial services group operating in Australia which recently launched two equity funds. Sanlam Private Wealth Australia, formerly known as Calibre Investment, launched the SPW ...

Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Australian banks have narrowly dodged the possibility of facing a Royal Commission-style inquiry after a Green's Bill to establish a Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry fell short by a single vote in the House of Representatives yesterday. The Bill ...

Old technology costing advice industry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
The majority financial advice firms are still choosing to rely on Microsoft Excel as their primary source of administrative software despite a range of financial software products coming to market, YTML said. According to the financial technology provider's ...

Vale John O'Connell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
John O'Connell, founder and chief investment officer of the Macquarie Group-owned robo-advice venture Owners Advisory, has passed away at the age of 53. O'Connell had a long and distinguished career at Macquarie, starting as a senior analyst in the ...

Funds management not up to scratch: ASIC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
The funds management industry has demonstrated broad commitment to its legal obligations but is still falling short in a number of areas. In a report issued yesterday, ASIC found that responsible entities operating managed funds on behalf of retail ...