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Students to manage university fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Top third-year Bachelor of Commerce students at Griffith University will actively manage a $250,000 investment fund with the purpose of generating returns to fund future student scholarships. Launched earlier this week, the Student Investment Fund will ...

SMSF balance gap to close: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... 55.9% of the most popular ETF and managed funds investment holdings respectively. Apple, Google and Microsoft comprise the top three holdings; one in 10 SMSFs is directly invested in Apple. Class chief executive Kevin Bungard said: "Super reforms are ...

Cyber-security fears strike industry: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... suggests. About half (46%) of executives canvassed in the second edition of the Compliance Index indicated cyber-security as a top compliance priority. By the same token, many are investing in automation to lessen the burden of laborious compliance tasks ...

Capital Group takes aim at the fund size myth

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... split across seven sleeves, which allow portfolio managers to "act only on their most firmly-held investment beliefs." On top of this, an additional "research sleeve" is overseen by investment analysts who can invest in stocks in sectors they cover alongside ...

AMP rolling out enhanced goals-based advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
... teams and were required to submit a financial plan for a hypothetical client as part of their initial competition entry. The top five entries were then chosen to participate in the finals in Sydney where they took part in a technical quiz, made a presentation ...

CFS annuities hits $1bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... range of products to cater for all customers is just one of the ways we support advisers," Wall said. He added advisers are top of mind when developing the right solutions. One example is integrating a FirstChoice online application with xPlan, which ...

Macquarie tops Australian asset manager list

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Macquarie Group remains the largest Australian-based asset manager in the world - and the only one in the top 100 globally, according to Willis Towers Watson research. WTW's annual Global 500 research positions Macquarie, with US$362 billion in assets ...

Mental health an underlying business problem: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... are leaders who are really listening to the needs of their staff." A quarter of workers believe a lack of commitment at the top of the business and throughout management is a barrier to improving workplace mental health and wellbeing. However, perception ...

GROW Super slashes fees

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... world is going, not where it's been. We think your wealth can grow even more significantly if we invest it in the world's top companies," Bennetts said.

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... granted only one new life insurance licence over the period. The life insurance industry remains highly concentrated, with the top five life insurers accounting for 81% of gross industry assets, APRA said. There are seven large diversified insurers ...