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Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015

Superannuation funds investing offshore will look to limit hedging strategies if their predictions ring true that the Aussie dollar will fall over the next two years. Sixty per cent of 40 Australian super funds surveyed by National Australia Bank (NAB) ...

Multi-sector investments reach $555 billion

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015

Australians had more than $555 billion of managed fund assets invested in multi-sector investment trusts, superannuation funds, pensions and insurance bonds as at 31 July 2015, according to Morningstar. The researcher recently completed qualitative ...

ASIC bans SMSF adviser

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

ASIC has permanently banned a former self-managed superannuation fund adviser. Marion Joan Pearson, who provided SMSF advice to clients from November 2007 to October 2013, now resides in New Zealand. She is the sole director of and shareholder in Colisa ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

The Government has released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms ...

Fiducian acquires practice, launches impact fund

LAURA MILLAN | TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015

Fiducian Group will acquire a financial planning business in Tasmania with $55 million in funds under advice. The business will merge with Fiducian's existing operation in Tasmania and will be sold for $1.35 million funded by excess cash. The acquisition ...

Class amends IPO after AMP acquisitions

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015

Class, the self-managed superannuation fund administrative software provider, has lost about 10,500 billable SMSF portfolios from its customer base following two acquisitions announced by AMP. AMP has informed Class it will be moving the SMSF portfolios ...

Sunsuper renews AIA mandate

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015

Sunsuper has announced it will extend its partnership with AIA Australia to 2020. As a result, AIA will continue to provide death, total permanent disablement and income protection insurance to Sunsuper members beyond the original July 2016 deadline. ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015

... dramatically turn around, that is. When the Fed met in September, they saw jobs growth slowing to 136K in August from 223K in July - they didn't lift. Even in June they didn't lift when they saw employment picked up by 260K in May from 187K in the previous ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015

Investing in toilet paper and toothpaste type companies can feed a fund's growth on a day-to-day basis and help Australian investors survive local equities market turmoil. This is one part of an investment strategy deployed by senior fund manager for ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015

Slathered in Vaseline and leaping from a tiny pilot boat to embark on a gruelling 14 hour swim of the chilly English Channel might seem a far cry from running an alternative investment business out of sunny Brisbane, but Blue Sky founder and managing ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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