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Industry funds challenged by lack of in-house advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
Industry superannuation funds lack the strong in-house advice services that have been proven essential to retain members in their retirement phase. Research by Tria Investment Partners shows that there is a strong correlation between the scale of a ...

Hostplus brings insurance fees down

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
From tomorrow Hostplus members will see a 3% insurance premium decrease across death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) products. The premium decrease follows negotiations and a recent partnership renewal between Hostplus and global life insurance ...

Midwinter gives Dover discount digital advice

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
Midwinter has partnered with Dover Financial Advisers to offer competitive pricing for AdviceOS, its digital advice platform. As reported in Financial Standard in May, AdviceOS is a holistic digital advice solution, which enables clients of AFSLs to ...

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
Low interest rates and proximity to Asia's rising middle class are partly reasons for Australian superannuation funds to be investing in the country's agriculture industry. Yet recent research commissioned by BDO and conducted by The University of Queensland ...

Blue Sky scratches head lice from portfolio

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Blue Sky Venture Capital has exited a head lice treatment company after it entered into a $278 million commercial agreement with Indian-based Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. Blue Sky invested in Hatchtech in 2013 as part of a $12 million syndicate of Australian ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
An increasing downward pressure and competition on superannuation fees may force super funds to become more passive in their investment strategies and potentially impair members' retirement savings. REST Industry Super chair Ken Marshman expressed this ...

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has delayed the interest rate lift off; supporting Magellan chief investment officer Hamish Douglass' view that tightening will be drawn out over many years. Presenting to some 800 advisers at Sydney's Westin Hotel ...

AMP restructures China Fund to reduce discount

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
In a bid to reduce the 20.4% discount on its China Growth Fund, AMP Capital has introduced key changes based on a review by Goldman Sachs. The changes include implementing a Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect trading platform to increase the fund's liquidity. ...

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
A new wave of retirees is learning that years of accumulation need further thought. Darren Snyder reports. A recent Commonwealth Bank media roundtable showed projections by Rice Warner that Australia's retirement market would reach more than $1.4 trillion ...

Japan joins Asia Region Funds Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Japan and five other countries from the Asia Pacific region will join the Asia Region Funds Passport, which will ease the trade of managed funds within economies in Asia. South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Australia will also participate ...