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Consolidation hits super fund administrators

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
Two major fund administration providers are feeling the pinch of the new superannuation reforms. Link Administration told shareholders that the new Protecting Your Super Package laws will impact its earnings and operations in the 2019 financial year. ...

Chief operating officer joins platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
A platform with $3 billion under administration has welcomed its new chief operating officer to the fold. Nigel Singh will lead Integrated Portfolio Solutions' operations, where he will work closely with the technology team and oversee sales efforts ...

Chief economist update: ECB exit proves premature

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... and governments Subdued bank profitability prospects related to slow progress in addressing structural issues. Like other major world central banks, the ECB wants to bring back monetary policy towards normality. But perhaps, it was a little too soon ...

New tax-effective Aussie shares fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... divestment in making its trading decisions. Senior portfolio manager Max Cappetta, who has a masters with an actuarial maths major and research director Anthony Corr, who has a PhD in finance, first worked on the idea in the early 2000s when they worked ...

Chief economist update: The greatest challenge of our time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2019
... 2.26% the day before - the lowest since September 2017. But the chart below shows the yield of similar maturities in other major world economies has dropped by more, even below the yield demanded in the midst of the Global Financial Crisis in 2008-2009. ...

Liberal win stuns, ASX rallies: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
While the Liberal Party's win came as a surprise to the majority of our readership, stock market investors on the other hand were buoyant with the result, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. About 63% of participants said the Morrison ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... back in 1939 (before he became UK Prime Minister 1940-1945) but Churchill's words now resonate in the conundrum most major world central banks face - low (even multi-decade low) unemployment rates and low (even easing) inflation. For all intents ...

British MPs prod own pension fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... conservative MP Richard Graham said. "It would be useful to look at challenges around some investment regulations, including how major investors, such as large insurance companies that manage huge pension assets, could be allowed to invest more money ...

Active managers overcharge: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
Most active Aussie equity funds should be charging between 35 and 65bps as a significant chunk of their returns can be attributed to factors instead of skill, according to new research by VanEck. This may come as a surprise for investors and financial ...

Big four satisfaction on road to recovery

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... customer attitudes towards their banks as adverse publicity declines and findings are implemented by banks," he said. "A major challenge remaining for the big four banks is to reduce the increasing lead that the smaller banks have in satisfaction and ...