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Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Returns from super fund default MySuper options dipped to 12.2% for the 12 months to end April but funds are still on track for another solid financial year, according to SelectingSuper's latest performance survey. The SelectingSuper survey of Workplace ...

Blue Sky raises $20m for LIC

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Blue Sky Alternatives Access Fund Limited recently completed a $20 million capital raise through a one for three non-renounceable entitlement offer. The funds raised will be used to build on the listed investment company's actively managed portfolio ...

Australia's super pool now more than $2 trillion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
Australia's total superannuation assets grew by 3.6% in the first quarter of 2015, now standing at more than $2 trillion, official data shows. The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) figures also show that total assets in MySuper ...

TAL sees growth in profits and payouts

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
Financial results from TAL's Japanese parent, Dai-Ichi Life, reveal Australia's biggest life insurer has seen a 12% rise in underlying profit to $146.6 million in the year ended 31 March 2015. Premium income rose 21% to $2.2 billion and claims payouts ...

ASIC suspends Dunfo Capital AFSL

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
ASIC has suspended wholesale financial services provider Dunfo Capital's Australia Financial Services Licence until 31 August 2015. Formerly known as GSM Financial Group, Dunfo Capital failed to lodge financial statements and auditor reports for the ...

AIA profit up 16% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
AIA operating profit after tax was up 16% to US$2.91 billion for the year ended 30 November 2014. The Hong Kong-listed insurance company reported that net profit was up 22% to US$3.45 billion during that year. The board of directors has recommended ...

Blue Sky reports $2.6 million profit

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
Blue Sky Alternative Investments has reported an underlying net profit after tax of $2.6 million for the half year ending 31 December 2014. Underlying revenue stood at $16.5 million, up from $7.2 million in the prior corresponding period. The directors ...

Future Generation fund makes $618k for charities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... assets each year to children's charities. "We are very excited to be on track to delivering $1.6 million to charities at year end," founder and director Geoff Wilson said. "The first donation is expected to be paid to charities after the conclusion of ...

ETF market breaks multiple industry records

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... (ETF) market broke industry records in multiple key metrics in 2014, according to BetaShares' Australian ETF Review: Year End 2014. Foremost, the market experienced its highest ever growth in 2014, with FUM increasing 50% from 2013 to $15 billion. Trading ...

ETFs jump 44 pct to $13.6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) climbed 44% in the year end October 2014 to reach $13.6 billion, reports figures just released by the ASX. But while the money managed in ETFs is surging the number of ETF products is relatively stable with just an extra ...