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Call for entries to the 2014 Smileys Social Media Scholarship program

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014

Partners Group fund added to major platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Global private equity investment manager Partners Group has had its Partners Group Global Value Fund accepted onto the BT SuperWrap and Macquarie Wrap platforms. Partners Group Global Value Fund provides investors with exposure to a mature private equity ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
Superannuation fees have been at the centre of public debate since David Murray's Financial System Inquiry (FSI) flagged that there is little fee-based competition and that "fees appear high by international standards." But the Rainmaker 2014 Super ...

Carried away by the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014

RARE joins Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
RARE Infrastructure is the latest fund manager to join the Calastone fund network. Calastone specialises in automating manual processes for the managed fund and superannuation sectors. Previously, platforms and funds communicated by fax machine, with ...

AMP and University of Adelaide form SMSF research centre

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
AMP and the International Centre for Financial Services (ICFS) at the University of Adelaide will open a Centre of Excellence in self-managed super funds (SMSFs) by the end of the year. Using AMP's SMSF database, the centre aims to provide greater insights ...

Advisers use more insurers, but main provider still key: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
Advisers have expanded the number of insurers they use, but being an adviser's main insurance provider remains essential, new research by Investment Trends shows. After four years of planners consolidating insurers, advisers have increased the numbers ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...

High fees deter accountants from using platforms for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
Accountants see high fees and costs as the main barrier to use investment platforms with their self-managed super fund (SMSF) clients, according to Investment Trends research. The 2014 SMSF Accountant report shows that 76% of advisers think is inappropriate ...

Annuities not right for default pensions: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
Life annuities are not appropriate for default pension products as they lock members' money away, according to Rice Warner chief executive Michael Rice. Rice Warner has devised a default pension product based solely on an account-based pension model. ...