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Magellan research head departs following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... Apple, Microsoft, Nestle, PayPal and Yum! Brands are world leaders in their fields that have no equivalents on the ASX. Australians are familiar with these names because we use their products and services all the time," he said. Given the fairly high ...

REST rolls out its millennial pitch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... serve its members. "Despite the significant role superannuation plays in shaping our future, unfortunately for many Australians, especially younger generations, super is often out of sight, out of mind," he said. "By providing enhanced visibility of ...

Retail MySuper outpacing NFP products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Retail MySuper products grew four times faster than not-for-profit (NFP) products in the year to September, Rainmaker's latest MySuper report shows. The pool of retail MySuper assets grew 24% year-on-year to $610 billion, while NFP assets increased ...

Thinning trade surplus shaves A$

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... greenback, closing at US$0.7525 compared with the previous day's closing of US$0.7575. This may not be good news for Australians planning to spend their Christmas holidays overseas but is definitely a positive for the Australian economy by making Australian ...

AFCA, key housing bills passed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
... redress above values currently permitted under the existing schemes. "Given the crucial role of the financial sector, Australians expect high standards from financial institutions," assistant minister to the Prime Minister, James McGraph said. "Where ...

SMSFs continue rise

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... SMSFs in operation has increased to almost 600,000 with 23,508 accounts added in the last year. Well over one million Australians are now members of SMSFs (1,130,721), with total value estimated to be more than $700 billion. The vast majority of SMSFs ...

Salt reveals retirement hotspots

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... Retirement needs higher purpose: ASFA CEO A study commissioned by industry super fund REST earlier this year showed that Australians are carrying mortgage debt and financial stress into retirement, with 46% of older working Australians expecting to retire ...

Infocus chief executive departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... "Not only has the company grown to become a stronger national organisation delivering wealth management solutions to Australians from all walks of life, but it is now seen as a leader in terms of compliance, use of technology, breadth of service and ...

BetaShares launches Australian ESG fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... said the new ETF reflects Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) research which indicated that 90% of Australians expect their investments to be "responsible and ethical," and that 80% would consider switching products if their current ...

Australia braces for Amazon impact

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... innovating on behalf of customers, we hope to earn the trust and the custom of Australian shoppers in the years to come." Australians will now have access to the express delivery - a one-day service in select areas - to the consumer giant's millions ...