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Broaden levy to foreign banks: Big four

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... banks told the Senate Standing Committee on Economics reviewing the levy Bill last week. Many multinational banks, while active in the institutional banking market, are increasingly expanding into retail banking either directly or providing funding to ...

Millennials choosing stock market over housing market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... age of 35, with the number of millennial users over the past five years having risen 51% to now account for 28% of all active CommSec accounts. In response to the growing interest from millennials, CommSec has halved online brokerage fees for small trades ...

Gen Y leading retirement readiness: research

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... take stock of their super and savings to plan for the future," Cronin said. In this respect, Cronin highlighted Gen Y's active engagement with their retirement plans, noting that 40% of Gen Y respondents made voluntary super contributions and 71% currently ...

Grant Samuel finalises fifth partnership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... of distribution Damien McIntyre said. Munro chief investment officer Nick Griffin said: "In a market environment where active funds management is under pressure, we feel our proprietary global growth focused investment process, alongside our flexible ...

Short selling is 'smart money': Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... The recent spate of high profile corporate failures such as Slater and Gordon and Dick Smith highlight the importance of active management in this context, Tay added. Zenith analysed the level of short selling interest across ASX-listed companies from ...

Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
A giant of the super industry is the newest member of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. TCorp, which manages more than $80 billion on behalf of a range of NSW public sector and related agencies, has joined the association, bringing ...

Quant not active management blasphemy: Robeco BP

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Quantitative analysis can play a role in bottom-up active management despite its detractors, according to Robeco Boston Partners senior analyst Daniel Farren. Speaking to Financial Standard, Farren referenced the "three circles" philosophy Boston Partners ...

Value of advice still unclear: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... consider improved passive investments delivering returns above traditional benchmark indices at a lower cost than a pure active fund due to objective, rules-based methodologies. It also highlights fee aggregation as a great way for clients to limit the ...

ETP demand grows, fees stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... with a marked shift to international equities and fixed interest asset classes. International equity ETPs were the most active during the period with 72 products launched, followed by Australian equities with 46, fixed interest with 17 and commodities ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... Climate Change (IGCC), Cbus chair Steve Bracks said "climate change poses real and material financial risks. Cbus is taking active steps to responsibly manage these risk and carve out new investment opportunities. Now is not the time to walk away from ...