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Australian Unity sees steady profit growth

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
Australian Unity has reported an 18.2% rise in net profit to $14.2 million in its interim 2016 financial results. This result stems from growth in all underlying Australian Unity businesses, with the fastest-growing channel being Australian Unity Personal ...

Shaw and Partners appoints three senior advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
Shaw and Partners has appointed three new senior advisers, including another two Macquarie veterans. Alasdair Burns and Greg Sadler have joined Shaw and Partners from Macquarie Private Wealth and Macquarie Equities respectively; both had been working ...

ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
About three quarters of ASX200 companies now use poll voting at their annual general meetings according to the latest data from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). In addition, ACSI said less than 10% of ASX100 companies still ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Fed action is data-dependent. These words have been etched into Fed policy statements for as long as I could remember. The data most relevant to the US central bank, of course, are those that directly reveal progress on its dual "statutory mandate" ...

Retail super portfolios dodge disclosure: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
Industry representative groups believe the federal government's draft on improved superannuation transparency does not go far enough, with at least $400 billion in retail fund assets escaping proposed disclosure requirements. In submissions to government ...

Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
While fears of deflation continue to haunt Japan and the Eurozone, no-flation the United Kingdom, low-flation China, the latest update on Australian consumer prices shows that inflation here is under control. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to an ...

Lifecycle funds startlingly varied

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
New research into lifecycle superannuation funds shows little consistency between approaches and vast gulfs in exposure to equity risk across similar age cohorts. Industry researcher Rainmaker has turned its eye to the product segment as the depth of ...

ETFs saw record growth in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw their highest-ever annual growth in 2015, increasing funds under management by 42% to $21 billion. As BetaShares' Australian ETF Review: Year End 2015 report noted, the ETF sector saw record inflows in 2015 in spite ...

ASIC accepts ClearView adviser EU

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a ClearView Financial Advice representative. Jason Churchill traded as Churchill Consulting Services. ASIC found that he made recommendations to clients without considering their "relevant personal circumstances" ...