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IFM Investors hires chief economist

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
IFM Investors has appointed a chief economist, a newly created role for the fund manager. PhD qualified macro-economist Alex Joiner joins the firm, bringing with him over a decade of experience across Australian, New Zealand and Asian economies, with ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
There has been a sharp decline in staff numbers at the regulators policing the financial services industry in the Coalition government's three years in office, according to a new report by the Australia Institute. Average Australian Securities and Investments ...

Boomers surprisingly open to fair super tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Contrary to the consensus view that older Australians are tired with super policy tinkering, a new survey of predominantly baby boomers shows that people are open to changes to the rules that promote fairness and contribute to the system's overall sustainability. ...

KPMG targets super to fix deficit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Superannuation tax concessions should be reduced to fix Australia's ballooning structural deficit, according to global audit, tax and advisory services provider KPMG. The company has specifically recommended that the annual income threshold at which ...

BoJ now top 10 shareholder in 200 stocks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
The Bank of Japan's stimulus measures have seen it quietly become one of the largest shareholders in the nation's largest companies, analysis from Bloomberg shows. The Japanese central bank is currently buying up equity ETFs at a rate of ¥3.3 trillion ...

Centuria settles technology park deal

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Centuria Property Funds has settled a deal which sees it take a $104 million stake in the inner Sydney Australian Technology Park (ATP) following record investor interest in its corresponding unlisted Centuria ATP Fund. Centuria received over $130 million ...

Registrations for Adviser Big Day Out VICTAS closing soon

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
Registrations will soon close for the Victoria and Tasmania legs of the Advisers Big Day Out tour. The Advisers Big Day Out (ABDO) program is an independently conducted professional development Roadshow, designed to give financial advisers and planners ...

Future Fund keeps powder dry

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
The Future Fund has continued to de-risk its portfolio amid market uncertainty, preferring to keep cash on hand to take advantage when opportunities are more certain. Figures released in its recent update for the March quarter, show the $117 billion ...

Challenger annuities march on

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
Challenger's annuity business has continued its charge with sales of $575 million in the quarter ending March 31. The figure represents a 29% on the same period last year and included strong growth in both term annuities (up 22%) and lifetime annuities ...

Standard Life makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
Standard Life Investments has bolstered a commitment to its Australian business with two new hires in both the institutional and retail divisions. Joining SLI as investment director, institutional business, is Kate Hillyar. She will report to head of ...