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Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... AIST's Fund Governance Framework for Not-for-Profit Superannuation Funds that was first published in 2011 and is now in its third edition. "We will also draw on examples on best practice thinking from other sectors and jurisdictions, including the ASX ...

Alternatives now used by 80% of instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... classes. Nearly two-fifths (38%) of investors with hedge fund exposure have a negative view asset class versus roughly a third (32%) who are positive, the research stated. Private equity and real estate have returned record amounts of capital to investors ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
If no government is brave enough to mandate one-third independent directors on superannuation boards then funds should at least be accountable to members for their hires via an industry-wide governance code. This view is a key theme from responses to ...

Clients asking planners for margin loans

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
Almost a third of planners (31%) who recommended a margin loan in 2015 said the loan was instigated by the client, according to new research by Investment Trends, up from 21% in 2014. In its eleventh year, the 2015 Margin Lending Planner Report is an ...

HUB24 funds under administration to hit $3bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... assuming the Fortnum acquisition stays on track. Second, the group is finally cash flow positive on a monthly basis and third, EBITDA losses have narrowed from $2.5 million in the first half of FY2015 to just $900,000 by the first half of FY2016. This ...

AZ NGA acquires third CBA practice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired its third CBA-aligned practice. Wealthwise was established in 1986 by Jamie and Sheila Luxton, has $380 million in funds under advice and employs 32 staff, including 14 advisers, six paraplanners and nine client ...

Another standout economic performance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... the annual growth rate up to 3.0% in the fourth quarter instead - the fastest pace in nearly two years - from 2.7% in the third. Household consumption provided the biggest contribution to growth (0.4 percentage point) to fourth quarter real GDP growth ...

H2 Ventures scores Investec funding

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... companies in the sector. H2 Ventures was established by brothers Ben Heap and Toby Heap in 2015 and recently launched the third round of its H2 Accelerator at its base in Stone & Chalk, Sydney's fintech hub. Investec Australia's David Phillips said the ...

ING DIRECT adds to Living Super investment menu

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... looking for control of their superannuation, which asset classes like direct share trading and ETFs offer," ING DIRECT head of third party distribution Mark Woolnough said. "It's one of the reasons that direct investor offerings like Living Super have ...

Australian wages grow slowest on record but real is better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses - grew by 2.2% in the year to the December quarter, easing from the 2.3% rate in the third quarter. The latest figure is the slowest rate of growth on the ABS' records that started in 1997. Private sector wages growth ...