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Trustee of the Year named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
A director for HESTA and Frontier Advisors was named the Trustee of the Year at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds. Angela Emslie was recognised by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, with AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... Financial Standard. Pre-retirees that lacked confidence included 40 to 59 year olds; non-owner housing occupiers; those with no major investments; and low income earners. The $7.2 billion fund found holding investments outside of super, home ownership ...

Chief economist update: She'll be right, mate!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... since NAB started its monthly survey back in March 1997. According to the NAB report, "Strength appears broad-based with all major industry groups reporting above-average conditions" and "Business conditions are strong across all states". The details ...

AIST names Governance Code panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... fully supported by governance structures; and improve accountability and transparency. Scheerlinck told the Conference of Major Super Funds in Brisbane yesterday that super industry professionals must maintain focus on achieving the best outcomes for ...

REITs the saving grace on SPIVA scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
For the second consecutive year large percentages of Australian funds underperformed their respective benchmarks across most categories in 2017, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Fuds (SPIVA) Australia scorecard. S&P evaluated returns ...

Regulatory disruption hampers long-term vision for super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck in her opening address at the 2018 Conference of Major Super Funds in Brisbane this morning. Scheerlinck said the fragmented approach of different government inquiries, reviews ...

Financial advice under the Royal Commission spotlight next month

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
The Royal Commission will set its sights on the financial advice industry in April, with the first hearing taking place on the 16th. The first round of public hearings commenced today and focused on consumer lending practices regarding credit products ...

AMP Capital enters US telco market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... intends to use the investment from AMP Capital to fund organic network growth and further acquisitions; it already owns two major Michigan-based fiber network operators. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals but it expected to finalise in ...

Centuria flags acquisition strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... manager Centuria signalled it's open to acquisition and partnership opportunities, which it is actively discussing with a major shareholder. The investment manager, with $4.6 billion in funds under management, told shareholders that it "continues to ...

More than half fail CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Only two-in-five people working in the investment industry passed the first stage of the most recent Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examination. Of the 68,086 candidates who took the Level I exam in December last year, 57% failed to progress to the ...