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Healthcare needs flagged as investment opportunity

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
If not clued in already, superannuation funds have been given another hint that addressing Australia's growing aged care and healthcare industries will become a priority. Australian Industry Group chief economist Julie Toth said healthcare was the sleeping ...

Aviva Investors appoints national account manager

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
Aviva Investors has appointed a financial planning business director to its Australian wealth management business. Karl Linder joins as national account manager for Australasia. Based in Melbourne, he will report to head of business development Brett ...

Cheers to unmet expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
While fears of deflation continue to haunt Japan and the Eurozone, no-flation the United Kingdom, low-flation China, the latest update on Australian consumer prices shows that inflation here is under control. Headline CPI inflation accelerated to an ...

Midwinter expands with new distribution head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
Sydney-based financial planning technology provider Midwinter has appointed a new head of distribution. Helen Thom, who was initially hired as a Senior Business Development Manager back in April 2015, has been appointed internally to lead the distribution ...

CareSuper opens new Canberra office

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
Industry superannuation fund CareSuper has announced two appointments and opened a new office in Canberra to meet its growing employer base in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The $10 billion fund's new Canberra office is located in the NewActon ...

Lifecycle funds startlingly varied

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
New research into lifecycle superannuation funds shows little consistency between approaches and vast gulfs in exposure to equity risk across similar age cohorts. Industry researcher Rainmaker has turned its eye to the product segment as the depth of ...

Time running out to book places for Chief Economists Forum

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
With just two weeks to go before the Chief Economists Forum, independent economist and master of ceremonies for the breakfast event, Saul Eslake, has revealed what he expects to be the major talking points. The upcoming forum will take place in Melbourne ...

AMP Capital appoints social infrastructure director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
AMP Capital has promoted a member of its Community Infrastructure Fund's investment team to investment director, social and aged care infrastructure. Andrea McElhinney replaces Julie-Anne Mizzi, who will oversee the fund itself as head of social and ...

20pct tax rebate is budget neutral: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% and pushing a 20% rebate on marginal tax rates for super contributions would have no effect on the federal budget. This is according to the latest modeling from PwC prepared for the Financial Services Council ...

Adviser standards need a tidy

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes it is not clear how proposed education and training requirements for financial advisers would apply to robo-advice. ASFA says if financial advice was to be provided online (robo-advice) ...