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Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has said the non-payment of super by employers is potentially costing young Australians $14,000 per year in retirement savings. ASFA estimates $2.75 billion each year is being lost through ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
The US Federal Reserve's decision to postpone the rate rise is keeping the world on hold. With volatility set to increase ahead of the rate hike, Laura Millan looks at the global investment opportunities. Just when everyone thought it would happen ...

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Governance Institute has pulled its initial support for the government's bill on superannuation fund boards and is now calling for it to be scrapped. "The process has become overly politicised to the detriment of genuine governance outcomes," a ...

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft ...

FPA helps advisers with life insurance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched a guide helping its members identify and address common omissions and errors in providing life insurance advice. The FPA's comprehensive Life Insurance Advice guide had input from members ...

ASIC funding model needs "meat on the bones"

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
The Treasury's proposal of a new model to fund ASIC lacks detail and needs "more meat on the bones," the Governance Institute said. The organisation said that the government's consultation paper 'Proposed Industry Funding Model for the Australian Securities ...

Monopolies offer best infrastructure returns: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
Investors looking for a more attractive risk-reward pay-off than the wider equity market should consider infrastructure companies with monopolistic businesses and revenue linked to inflation, according to Lazard. Warryn Robertson, portfolio manager ...

AMP trials tech-based advice solution

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
AMP is trialling a new advice solution which makes use of new technology to improve the customer experience. The pilot fits in with the financial services giant's aims to continue to improve service efficiencies and test new ways of delivering advice ...

NIRP before lift-off?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
The FOMC minutes are out! But they didn't add to anything we already know now immediately after the 16-17 September meet: "Most participants continued to anticipate that, based on their assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for ...

Myonlineadvisers teams up with US robo firm

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
American portfolio crash-testing company, RiXtrema, has announced signing an exclusivity agreement and memorandum of understanding with wealth management firm myonlineadvisers. The joint venture provides wealth advisers with online tools which will ...