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Low cost retail jumps 82pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... steep upward trajectory of ANZ SmartChoice which has grown more than 5-fold in the past year to reach almost $2 billion. In third place growing almost 80% is ING DIRECT Living Super that manages about $800 million. The retail sector has, however, to ...

One third of risk advisers non-compliant, ASIC says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Financial advisers specialising in life insurance must lift the quality of advice and ensure that the interests of their clients are given priority, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has said. ASIC reviewed more than 200 advice ...

Two-fifths forced into retirement before financially ready

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... savings by more than five years on average. Only 36% of Australians retired because they had enough savings and less than one third (28%) of working Aussies aged 50-80 believe they will have enough savings to retire when they want. "People understand ...

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... reform measures in Japan are going to have the intended effect, Nikko remains optimistic about the prospects for the world's third largest economy. "We believe that Japan's recovery is on track," Vail said. "Our positive view on inventory building and ...

Active fund failure shown in new data

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
The vast majority of Australian active managed funds have under-performed their respective benchmark across virtually all sectors of the market over one, three and five years, the latest data from S&P Dow Jones Indices shows. The worst offending sector ...

Young adults know very little about super

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... and Regulation (CIFR). Most respondents do not check their accounts regularly or change investment options, and only one third read their periodic statements. A very small number have planned for retirement, the report said. Only one in five respondents ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... quarter - confirming the slowdown due to the polar vortex and the ensuing payback. With September's figure completing the third quarter stats, we find the LMCI averaging 2.4% over the past three months. That's right... lower than the polar vortexed slowdown ...

LGS rejects coal, tar sands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... screening policy adopted by a major super fund, LGS has included all types of coal in the screen. Companies deriving more than a third of their revenue from coal and oil sands are excluded, and will be divested immediately. The change will apply across ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... and just yesterday it eased property restrictions - allowing lower downpayments and lower mortgage rates for second (and third) property purchases. And should interest rates begin to rise? That's also good news is it not? This could only mean that the ...

RBA should take action on negative gearing: AUI

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia should take action to address the current distortions over investment housing and negative gearing, Australian Unity Investments (AUI) chief executive David Bryant said. Bryant argued that addressing the issues around negative ...