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mFunds grow by 77%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The number of funds offered through the ASX's mFund settlement service has increased by 77% in the 12 months between December 2014 and December 2015. As revealed in the ASX's half-year 2016 results, this represents 133 funds offered by 41 fund managers ...

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The Life Insurance Framework is expected to be put to the House of Representatives by Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer this week. The government released exposure draft legislation in December 2015, based on the framework, which O'Dwyer said at the ...

Yellen fedspeaks her mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
"The same old story It's been told much too much before The same old story But it's worth telling just once more..." - Billie Holiday Perhaps she didn't want to add rattle to an already jittery market. Perhaps she didn't want to deviate from the Fed ...

Small not feeling beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... declined to 93.9 in January - the lowest level since February 2014. The index has headed south since it peaked at 100.3 in December (when the Fed ended QE). Increasing worries over the outlook for the economy - on the back of slowing global growth and ...

More help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
If anything, the continued increase in Australian job advertisements affirm the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) positive take on the domestic labour market. In its February Statement on Monetary Policy, the Australian central bank noted that, "A concentration ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... same time that more Americans are re-joining the workforce - the participation rate increased to 62.7% from 62.6% in December - the third consecutive month of improvement. An increase in the average work week from 34.5 hours to 34.6 hours also augurs ...

Macquarie reports annuity business profit dips

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
Macquarie has announced its results for the December 2015 quarter, revealing a net decrease in profit for its annuity-style businesses and an increase in its capital markets-facing businesses. Specifically, Macquarie Asset Management, Corporate and ...

ASIC bans ex-NAB adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
ASIC has banned a former NAB adviser for seven years. ASIC has alleged that then NAB representative Shane Thompson, engaged in misconduct between December 2012 and February 2013. Specifically, Thompson forged "change of adviser" forms and submitted ...

SG Hiscock takes distribution reins from EQT

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
SG Hiscock has announced EQT will no longer manage retail distribution for its funds following a strategic review. SG Hiscock will take portfolio management responsibility for their own products and will also manage distribution for LaSalle funds; EQT ...