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SPIVA report paints sad picture for active management

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016

The latest S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) report shows that the majority of Australian active managers underperformed their respective benchmarks over five-year periods. The one exception to this rule was Australian equity small- ...

APAC M&A on the wane after a record year

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016

... in total, "follows a lull in Chinese domestic activity," which in turn is turning China's M&A sector outwards. The report shows that in Q1 2016, international Chinese acquisitions rose to US$81.7 billion, which Mergermarket said "accounts for 99.2% of ...

Super the bedrock for multi-sector funds

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016

... flows in to multi-sector funds, according to the latest Morningstar data. The firm's fourth annual Global Asset Flows Report shows the AustralianSuper Balanced fund topped local multi-sector inflows during 2015, contributing $2.3 billion. This was followed ...

Gender pay gap worsening: ACTU

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016

... renewed calls for the federal government to make gender inequality a priority. The ACTU's updated gender pay gap report shows 60% of women aged between 65 and 69 have no superannuation, and an estimated 38.7% of single women will retire in poverty. The ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016

... public offerings retain strong growth momentum and continue to outperform the ASX 200 index. Deloitte's 2016 IPO report shows that $17.6 billion in new equity came into the Australian market in 2015 via IPOs. And although this was slightly below 2014 ...

Financial services adding more to economy than mining

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016

... superannuation, life insurance, investment, financial advice and trustees. "The FSC-UBS Report State of the Industry Report shows financial services makes a significant contribution to Australia's economic and employment growth," FSC chief executive ...

Margin loans keep pace with shrinking customer-base

ALEX BURKE | WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016

... opportunity. Based on a survey of 2038 Australian investors (and ongoing modelling based on prior research), the new report shows that 56% of current margin debtors agree Australian shares are undervalued, and only 13% believe volatility is a preventative ...

CBA says most customers received appropriate advice

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2016

... have made in the program to deliver assessments in a thorough, fair and consistent way, which is our priority. "The report shows that our investment in building the program's infrastructure has increased our capacity to assess advice, and deliver on ...

Over 30% SMSFs hold low balances: research

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015

... less than the $200,000 soft benchmark recommended by ASIC. The latest Financial Services Council (FSC) and UBS SMSF report shows that 19% of the 601 funds surveyed hold less than $99,999, while a further 13% hold between $100,000 and $199,999. According ...

Paying super on parental leave could help gender gap: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015

... organisations don't currently provide any superannuation while employees are on parental leave," Adams said. The report shows the current average time out of the workforce for a woman caring for children is five years. Based on median earnings this could ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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