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Chief economist update: China's great leap forward 70 years in the making

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
China's come a long way, baby! 1 October 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Politburo has much to celebrate and boast about. It didn't happen overnight, but it did happen. Chairman Mao ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has hit back at newly launched consumer group Super Consumers Australia after it unleashed an attack on MySuper products yesterday. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck moved to play down the significance ...

Bennelong boutique scores first insto mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
A Bennelong boutique investing in listed real estate has won its first institutional allocation from a specialist insurer. Quay Global Investors won an undisclosed amount from Avant Mutual Group, as the latter switched managers and increased allocation ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
The Ethical Advisers' Co-op has re-released its fund ratings in the lead up to Ethical Investment Week, with some surprising results. The co-op rates superannuation and investment funds by asking the individual advisers that make up the group to ...

Chief economist update: Morrison, Frydenberg cannot have their surplus and eat it too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
Recent headlines underscore what Financial Standard had been ranting about months before. Those rants include The general economic uncertainty wouldn't be sufficient to prod businesses and consumers to invest and spend, even if interest rates were ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
New consumer group Super Consumers Australia has marked its launch with a swipe at MySuper products and the superannuation lobby. The consumer group said its research shows the superannuation system "put over 170,000 people into a poor performing super ...

Results of ASIC MDA review imminent

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
The Institute of Managed Accounts Professionals (IMAP) has released its submission to ASIC as the regulator reviews managed accounts, with a special focus on managed discretionary accounts (MDAs). This comes ahead of the results of ASIC's review of ...

Insider trading rife among company directors: ANU

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Research conducted by the Australian National University suggests insider trading by company directors and associated trading on the Australian Security Exchange is "rife". The research examined trades made by company directors after positive and negative ...

Calls for better drawdown rules

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
Over the next decade the number of retired Australians over 65 is projected to grow from four million to seven million, sparking calls from Willis Towers Watson for better drawdown rules to ensure retirees aren't being too conservative with their ...

Growing uncertainty sees more advisers outsourcing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
Financial advisers are increasingly bearish in their outlook for Aussie equities and uncertain about global equities - resulting in an uptick in outsourcing. New Investment Trends research indicates a strong trend for advisers moving away from being ...