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Super returns fall sharply in August

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... increased to 90 basis points as NFP funds averaged 6.8% and retail funds averaged 5.9%. This is the largest gap since October 2014. The long-term five-year segment gap remains at 160 basis points in favour of NFP funds.

AMP Capital hires infrastructure investment director

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... AMP Capital has appointed an investment director to its infrastructure equity team. David Kenny will join the team on 12 October, reporting to head of Australia and New Zealand Infrastructure Equity Funds Michael Cummings. Kenny has more than 15 years' ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... and distribution Wes Gillett. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the 2015 Best Practice Managed Accounts Forum on October 7, Gillett said that SMSF investors are "looking for control and transparency" but often demonstrate a lack of "portfolio construction ...

China puts another one in the bag

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... Kingdom's slowing economy in recent months but even the IMF, in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) -- released 6 October -- left its growth prediction for China's economy unchanged from July's 6.8% this year and 6.3% the next while at the same time ...

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... among others. It dropped to zero in September from already weak readings of 1.1 in July and 1.2 in August. Certainly an October lift is now well and truly out and perhaps even December (odds at 35%) and January 2016 (43%). There's a better than even ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... United States. The committee has also pushed back its forecasted timing of the US Federal Reserve's credit tightening to October from September. The manager was more positive in its assessment of the Australian equity market. "We calculated that global ...

AFA Rising Star finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... Corey Wastle are in the running for the award; the winner will be announced at the AFA National Adviser Conference in October in Cairns. The award, which is given to advisers who have been in the industry for three years or less, is based on the quality ...

ASIC hits advice firm with more licence conditions

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... activity on Total Financial Solutions Australia advisers, following compliance concerns. The surveillance commenced in October 2014 and focused on TFSA product advice, which ASIC identified as having a "one-size-fits-all approach" as well as a "systemic ...

Central banks of the world, coordinate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015

Link Group announces plans for float

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... company Link Group is targeting a valuation of up to $2.6 billion in an initial public offer expected to take place on 27 October. Details in the prospectus reveal the company aims to raise between $879.2 million and $946.5 million to pay down existing ...