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Retail unit trusts leaking FUM

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... asset management industry shows a "fee for no service"-like situation. "Investors are redeeming from funds that charge active fees and deliver index like returns. This fat belly of the asset management industry is in structural outflow and the beneficiaries ...

SMSFs ramp up LRBA and property allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... more cash, hold less property and increase their managed funds holdings, it noted. Based on ATO numbers, there are 592,658 active SMSFs, with 1,118,848 members. During the June and September 2017 quarters, the number of funds wound up spiked - the largest ...

Retirement spending declines faster than believed: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
... systems. "At worst, it could mislead retirees who then underspend during the early years of retirement when they are most active. We know this is an issue for many retirees who opt to take their super as an allocated pension and then draw down the minimum ...

Women less prepared for retirement: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... longer than men," she said. Despite two thirds of women saying they have superannuation savings, only 21% say they are active investors, compared with 36% of men. Howes outlined that BT tools such as SuperCheck and Wealth Review empowered its members ...

Advisers react to Royal Commission revelations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Financial advisers are struggling to comprehend the level of misconduct revealed by the past fortnight's Royal Commission hearings. Will the non-aligned advice space be strengthened by the findings? Or will the vertically integrated model withstand ...

Adviser regulation lacking a professional body, RC hears

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... taken. It followed through with the suspensions, meaning the two advisers, while still affiliated with the AFA, were not active members. Kewin denied the decision was made based on the outcome it would create the least reputational risk or attract media ...

Dover roasted for 'Orwellian' protection policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
The Royal Commission scrutinised Dover Financial Advisers' former client protection policy, demonstrating its essential purpose to be to exonerate the licensee of any liability in the event of misconduct by authorised representatives. Counsel Assisting ...

Fidelity to launch active ETFs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
Fidelity International will be launching a range of active ETFs in the Australian market as part of a move to make active management "frictionless" for investors. Speaking to Financial Standard, Fidelity Australia managing director Alva Devoy said that ...

Norway dominates sovereign wealth funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... report shows the sector reached US$7.45 trillion in the 12 months to March, marking a 13% increase year-on-year. The 78 active sovereign wealth funds collectively grew US$866 billion over the period; GPFG accounted for one-fifth of this amount. Coming ...

Industry fund begins lifecycle pension strategy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
A $1.5 billion industry superannuation fund has added a dual-account lifecycle strategy to its pension offering. New pension members of REI Super now have a default lifecycle investment option which applies different investment mixes based on age. Existing ...