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Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
The core of every investor's portfolio is going to be lacklustre in 2016, said State Street Global Advisers head of investments Kevin Anderson at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney. The markets expert said investors need to make ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
With just two weeks to go before the Chief Economists Forum, independent economist and master of ceremonies for the breakfast event, Saul Eslake, has revealed what he expects to be the major talking points. The upcoming forum will take place in Melbourne ...

UniSuper develops retirement product

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
UniSuper is developing FlexiChoice, a lifetime retirement income solution that addresses issues such as longevity or sequencing risk. The comprehensive income product for retirement (CIPR) is designed to provide members with access to a default lifetime ...

PM Capital fund receives Zenith rating

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
PM Capital Asian Companies Fund has received its first 'Recommended' rating from research house Zenith Investment Partners. The fund is already available on the Macquarie and Colonial First wraps and has a concentrated portfolio of between 15 to 35 ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
A rocket scientist, an Oscar winner and a literary figure walked into a bar. No, wait, a superannuation conference. It was the superannuation conference that launched a thousand tweets. 1,493 to be exact over a three-day period. This may sound miniscule ...

Registrations for 2016 Chief Economists Forum open

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Leading Australian economist Saul Eslake will be the master of ceremonies at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum taking place in February. The former Bank of America Merrill Lynch chief economist extends his association with the thought-leadership ...

Bombora appoints chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
Risk advice dealer group Bombora has appointed a chairman as it prepares to address challenges that facing the sector. Kevin Martin will take over the role in January. He is currently the managing director of consulting company Alto Nominees, the executive ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Many pension funds and insurance companies around the world are staring insolvency in the face unless they adopt measures that address an imbalance between assets and liabilities. This is the view of OECD director financial and enterprise affairs, and ...

ASIC revenue and investigations decrease in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
ASIC reduced its total operating expenses by 10% to $312 million in 2014-15. According to the regulator's annual report, this is due to a proportional decrease in government revenue as well as "a general reduction in staff and supplier expenditure." ...

Imputation's economic effects unclear: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
Researchers openly admit they don't know anywhere near as much as they would like to about the implications of dividend imputation forming economic policy. Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) research director, Professor Kevin Davis, reiterated ...