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VicSuper lets members hold super in their hands

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
VicSuper's latest engagement campaign allows members to literally hold their super in their hands, with the help of a detail of security guards a big vault of cash. "Whether they've got $10,000 or $800,000 in superannuation they'll be able to connect ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) conducted a root and branch examination of Australia's financial system, making 44 recommendations to increase efficiency, resilience and fair treatment of the financial system. In its response, the government has ...

Property spruiker banned for providing unlawful advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The Supreme Court of NSW has restrained a property business for providing unlawful advice to clients who wanted to purchase investment properties through an SMSF. The judge found that Park Trent Properties Group had been unlawfully carrying on a financial ...

AMP to launch SMSF trustee course

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
AMP will launch an online self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustee course early next year as part of a wider education strategy aimed at both advisers and trustees. AMP SMSF head of policy, technical and education services, Peter Burgess said ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aussies in top five for cashless transactions

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
Australians have recorded the fourth highest number of cashless transactions per capita worldwide according to the latest report from Capgemini. The consulting and outsourcing firm's annual World Payments Report suggests cashless payments are forecasted ...

Financial services most at risk from disruption

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
The banking and financial services industry is uniquely placed to suffer most from the wave of digital disruption that is sweeping the world. That's according to Citi managing director of customer experience Linda Duncombe, who opened the Afiniation ...

Star global equity manager to launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
Denver-based fund manager Marsico Capital Management is going head-to-head with the likes of Magellan and Platinum, bringing its top-performing global equity strategy to Australian institutional investors. The boutique, headed by star manager Tom Marsico ...

Afiniation adds weight to Citi fintech initiative

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Fintech network Afiniation has announced it will work with Citi on the global financial services firm's latest financial technology initiative. The Citi Mobile Challenge in Asia Pacific is referred to by the bank as a "next-generation accelerator" that ...