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Philanthropy report offers valuable insights for NFPs: Perpetual

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... Australia's largest managers of philanthropic funds, welcomed the launch of the Giving Australia 2016 report. The report notes how the area of social impact investing is starting to make inroads, with one in five philanthropists surveyed saying they ...

IMF Bentham taps debt markets

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
... Bentham's strong balance sheet and commitment to maintaining high levels of liquidity provided a strong investment case for the notes. "The company has a strong track record of maintaining cash reserves to ensure it can satisfy litigators and courts ...

PIMCO fund "Highly Recommended"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... objective. In its product assessment Zenith considers "the fund to be an attractive option in the 'high income' sector." It notes the fund "effectively combines the strength of the PIMCO research platform and the security selection skills of co-portfolio ...

Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... direct link between deteriorating housing affordability and the future adequacy of Australia's retirement income system. It notes Australia's scheme has historically been based on the assumption that most retirees will have zero housing costs. "The assumption ...

Life insurance ripe for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
... the market dynamic could be shifting towards a greater emphasis on competitive pricing and increased customer churn," it notes.

ACBC partners with Praemium

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... investment-grade corporate bonds through exchange traded bond units (XTBs) on the ASX, and excludes hybrids and subordinated notes with callable features, will be available to financial advisers via the Praemium SMA platform. XTB portfolio manager Ian ...

Human Super pitches product designed for women

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
... oligopoly of players. Like the 'uberisation' of the taxi world - we're seeing that customers want something different." Tymula notes that he and his wife are still receiving paper superannuation statements which get sent "straight to the shredder." "This ...

In search of that elusive Australian animal spirit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2017
... optimism in the global economy. But the ABS's estimates of "expected expenditure" are hardly encouraging. The ABS publication notes: "Estimate 5 for 2016-17 is $112,155m. This is 9.0% lower than Estimate 5 for 2015-16. Estimate 5 is 4.6% higher than ...

Fintech investment needs balance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2017
... interaction between financial technology and securities market regulation. The IOSCO Research Report on Financial Technology notes several risks associated with fintech, including the rise of unlicensed cross-board activity, programming errors in algorithms ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... to four members. A large proportion of funds with two members are expected to be couples. Super Concepts' Philip La Greca notes that these benefits are not just for those aged 50 and over, but can benefit younger couples too. Speaking to Financial Standard ...