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Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Female investors are increasingly using self-managed superannuation funds to build wealth, with women aged between 35 and 50 displaying different share trading habits to men. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, a comparison of ...

Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... (120.0) and August (122.9) compared with all three months of the second quarter - 119.4 in April, 117.6 in May and 11.73 in June - with both the current conditions and future conditions indices registering improvements. To be sure, the disappointing ...

Australian Unity milestones underscore 2017 growth

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
Three initiatives - including an acquisition, the launch of a new business and a deal with the Queensland government - played a key role in Australian Unity's growth over the 2017 financial year, according to managing director Rohan Mead. In the group's ...

Future Fund expected to grow to $200bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
The Future Fund expects to grow to more than $200 billion over the next decade, enough to cover all unfunded superannuation liabilities of the Commonwealth though the whole of this century. Results for 2016-17 released this morning show the $133 billion ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
An alarming number of pre-retirees are at risk of falling short of what is required for a 'comfortable retirement', according to research from MLC. More than half of those aged between 50 and 70 are on course to fall beneath the ASFA standard ($545,000 ...

Pinnacle highlights increased retail presence

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
In the group's annual report, Pinnacle Investment Management managing director Ian Macoun noted significant growth in funds under management from retail investors. In the 12 months to June 30, Pinnacle boosted its overall FUM by 34% to $26.5 billion. ...

Iceberg MDAs driving managed account FUM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
The amount of money pouring into managed discretionary accounts has seen the total funds under management in managed accounts rise 22.5% in just six months. According to the FUM Census from the Institute of Managed Account Professionals, as at 30 June  ...

Super funds on notice over disclosure deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
From 30 September financial advisers and consumers can expect to see significant changes in the way superannuation and managed investment funds disclose fees and charges. Corporate regulator ASIC said the changes will help bring industry-wide consistency ...

Digital advice embraced by all ages: Decimal

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
Superannuation fund member engagement via Decimal's digital financial advice software increased 37% in the past year, latest quarterly statistics show. Decimal's digital insights report for the June quarter shows 2366 members in its superannuation client ...

Platinum covers cost for new listed funds

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
At the same time as reporting $3.6 billion in net outflows over the 2017 financial year, Platinum Asset Management said it would cover establishment and operating costs for the launch of two new exchange-traded managed funds. The two new funds, which ...