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Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Financial advice might be the key to engaging young super fund members, with a new survey revealing that half of Gen Ys who have not used their fund's intra-fund advice services before, intend to do so in the future. The 2014 CoreData Member Engagement ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... course," inadequate coverage of professional indemnity insurance, limited or no knowledge of the restricted scope of the 'class of product' advice authorisation and financial statements lodged in the name of a trust and not the entity or individual applicant. ...

Hedge funds risk collapse without middle office upgrades

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... automating their middle office operations and are moving to have the same teams running that side of the business for each asset class. Shortening trade settlement times increase pressure particularly for global managers transacting across jurisdicti ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... AusNet fell 1.75 cents to $1.3475 after agreeing to pay $500 million to survivors of Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires. The class action settlement - the largest in Australian history - follows claims faulty equipment ignited the Kilmore East/King ...

PIMCO names new head of Asia Pacific

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... underscores PIMCO's commitment to the Asia Pacific region and our focus on delivering superior investment results and world class service. He will play a key leadership role in the next phase of these ongoing efforts," Hodge said. Mogelof joined PIMCO ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... AusNet fell 1.75 cents to $1.3475 after agreeing to pay $500 million to survivors of Victoria's Black Saturday bushfires. The class action settlement - the largest in Australian history - follows claims faulty equipment ignited the Kilmore East/King ...

Sustaining confidence in the Australian financial system: Murray

DAVID MURRAY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... range of factors, including dividend imputation; the availability of the age pension; and historical returns from this asset class relative to others. The issue for the Inquiry is whether it is consistent with the risks faced by individuals as they transition ...

A sign from the holy spirit?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
id the holy spirit just give us a sign? Nah Virgina, I'm speak not of the one-third of the 'Holy Trinity' that is central to the Christian faith but the bank named after it in Portugal - Banco Espiritu Santo. Trading in scripts and bonds issued by Portugal's ...

Alternatives managers must be more transparent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
Alternatives managers will need to be more transparent with their super fund investors in order to help them meet regulatory reporting requirements, according to BNP Paribas. Madhu Gayer, head of investment reporting and performance for Asia-Pacific ...

Advice firm chooses MDAs over platforms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... $160 million in assets under advice. It currently uses Westpac's Asgard, Macquarie Wrap and self-managed super funds (SMSF) Class Super. Moran Howlett will be transitioning to managedaccounts.com.au, which was recently listed in the Australian Securities ...