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Government allows domestic violence victims early super access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Domestic violence victims will get early access to their superannuation. Delivering the Women's Economic Security Statement at the National Press Club today, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer announced ...

Inside Bennelong and its UK engine room

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2018
Thirteen months on from securing its first boutique partners, the UK business of Bennelong Funds Management is ready to scale up. But will Brexit get in the way? Speaking to Financial Standard in London recently, BennBridge chief operating officer Greg ...

Knowledge, action gap puts SMSF savings at risk: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
... Productivity Commission's draft report which stated SMSFs with less than $1 million perform significantly worse than institutional funds as a result of materially higher costs when compared to APRA-regulated funds. They have also delivered materially ...

Apologies are over: Royal Commission looks to future

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2018
The final round of the financial services Royal Commission will ask chief executives at Australia's largest wealth management companies how to prevent this same misconduct ever happening again. Making her opening statement this morning, counsel ...

La Trobe Financial prices $750m RMBS issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... current trend loan originations now tipping circa $9 billion per year, this was a practical step to complement current institutional mandates and our nationally and internationally awarded $2.8 billion retail credit fund," he said. Since 2014, La Trobe ...

Warakirri launches new fund for HNWIs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
The $2 billion Melbourne boutique is looking to raise at least $100 million for a new agricultural fund targeted at high-net-worth individuals, family offices and not-for-profit organisations. Warakirri Asset Management's new diversified agricultural ...

Frydenberg splashes $50m to pursue financial services crime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
The Federal Government is spending an additional $50 million to increase efforts in prosecuting financial misconduct. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said an additional $51.5 million would be provided to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) ...

Poor performance a fiduciary breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
Superannuation funds that fail to achieve healthy long-term returns when measured against peers are in breach of their fiduciary duty to members, a former Federal politician has told the 2018 ASFA Conference. Appearing as part of a panel on the future ...

Special Report: Hitting new ETF goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... predicted ETFs could trigger the next financial crisis. The chances of this­ happening, says Petering, who heads institutional distribution for Australia, is unlikely given the size of the ETF market. "It's not as big as what people imagine," she ...

Swiss manager invests in Queensland solar

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
... projects under exclusive terms, as it deploys this money. Its four existing funds are now closed, with about 65 institutional investors across pension funds, insurance companies and family offices. In Australia, SUSI Partners has partnered with Melbourne-based ...