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Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... for improvement" in the way super was being administered. "We're 20 years into a system that will be mature at the 40 year mark so now is a good time to review it. You have to make sure incentives are well targeted and lead to better outcomes at the ...

Behavioural coaching is the best route to 'adviser alpha'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Advisers are the solution to the question of why retail investors leave so much of the possible return available in markets on the table, according to Vanguard head of investment strategy group Asia Pacific, Jeff Johnson. Addressing an audience of financial ...

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has given the clearest indication yet that tax incentives in superannuation will be adjusted when it announces the result of its tax and spending review shortly, especially for very high earners. Speaking to an audience of industry ...

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Australia's financial services regulators have committed to coordinating their efforts to ensure that professionals working in the country's self-managed superannuation sector are acting as they should do. In a panel session at the SMSF Association ...

Labor eyes super for start-up boost

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Federal Opposition thinks more should be done to boost investment in Australia's start-ups. Addressing an audience of industry professionals at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation ...

AMP Capital records solid profit growth

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
AMP Capital has delivered a full-year after tax profit of $138 million, an increase of 20% on 2014. Despite soft equity markets in the second half of 2015, AMP Capital's operating earnings benefited from strong fee income growth of 14%, assisted by ...

Zurich launches LIF support initiative

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Zurich Financial Services Australia is launching a life insurance framework (LIF) support package for financial advisers, via a national roadshow. The 'Blueprints for the Future' comprise five pillars of LIF support, designed to help advisers position ...

Colonial First State partners with UTS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
After forming a new partnership, Colonial First State (CFS) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) will collaborate on a range of projects to better understand how Australians engage with their superannuation and wealth. The agreement means both ...

Topdocs adds Commonwealth Bank integration

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Legal document provider Topdocs has created the ability for advisers to populate a Commonwealth Bank Accelerator Cash Account application - distributed by CommSec Adviser Services - at the same time as establishing their self-managed super funds through ...

Parametric launches liquid alternative strategy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Parametric Portfolio Associates has added a new Liquid Alternative strategy to its suite of Volatility Risk Premium (VRP) strategies. The Parametric Liquid Alternative strategy is designed to give investors a diversifying risk premium that targets risk-adjusted ...