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IFM reports solid FY18

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
IFM Investors reported strong funds under management and bottom line growth in FY18. The institutional investment manager reported a 15% growth in funds under management year-on-year, alongside pre-tax profit margin growth. With $107 billion under management ...

CBA, ANZ told to clean up superannuation distribution

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
... branches. It found that it was a "common practice" for the branches to offer superannuation products to customers after a basic fact-finding process (CBA's Financial Health Check and ANZ's A-Z Review). "ASIC was concerned that the proximity between ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... engagement. "Super funds are gradually mastering the challenge of managing these channels more effectively, building upon basic content publishing towards digital channels that provide easy access to services and promote two-way engagement with members," ...

ASIC slams SMSF advice, flags further education reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... is concerning as decisions about super are some of the most important a person can make. "ASIC found there is a lack of basic knowledge of the legal obligations in setting up or running an SMSF. It is also concerning many people with an SMSF have not ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
Investors aiming to build wealth should ignore market performance indices for at least a portion of their portfolio, according to ARCO chairman Bruce Loveday. "If you want to build wealth reliably over time, I would say that any alternative to having ...

New model boosts adviser engagement: MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
Since changing its retail advice support model, MLC Life Insurance has recorded a 25% improvement in lapse rates in the year to May 2018. MLC Life introduced business engagement managers (BEM) a year ago to provide advisers with the resources to engage ...

Chief economist update: Rate hike hawks in RBA dove's shadow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... rates"! Ouch! That hurt...my pride. This is because I have been arguing for a rate cut - the last one published on June 6. My basic premise is that were it not for the RBA's concern over adding fuel to overheating property prices (at the time), the ...

Chief economist update: RBA not cruising for a bruising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... sticking to two 25 bps "rate hikes" for 2018 and WBC predicted no cuts "throughout the course of 2017, 2018 or 2019". Our basic premise is that were it not for the RBA's concern over adding fuel to overheating property prices (at the time), the Australian ...

Industry fund increases life insurance engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Members of a $9 billion industry superannuation fund are set to benefit from greater control of their life insurance arrangements. Vision Super will roll out MLC Life's group insurance digital portal, LifeView, to its 100,000 strong membership. MLC ...

Chief economist update: A US dollar story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... because it would benefit the country's external trade. Mnuchin's words, ladies and gents, are true and based on the basic principles of economics. They also might be the force that stops the upward trending momentum of the US dollar, particularly ...