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Down but upbeat

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016

Thank heavens for 'Australia Day'! The holiday saved us, Australians all, from being whipsawed by the big swings in oil prices and on Wall Street. But there's even greater reason to remain optimistic - if not rejoice - for even before we downed our ...

AustralianSuper makes major play for King's Cross

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016

AustralianSuper has placed a vote of confidence in the UK's King's Cross development, increasing its stake from 25% to 67.5% in less than 12 months. The UK government announced on Friday it had sold its 36.5% portion of the project to Australia's largest ...

Super's purpose under further scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016

... holes related to student debt. "Even when the superannuation contribution rate eventually reaches 12%, most young Australians will need every cent of their superannuation to achieve adequate levels of income in retirement," Haynes said. "Using superannuation ...

Australians putting off retirement planning

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016

... research found that awareness for a need to plan for retirement gradually increases with age, but unfortunately many Australians do not consider it necessary to plan even in the older age groups. Up to 21 years, most people (70%+) feel that retirement ...

VFMC lands new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016

Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) will be led by a new chief executive officer from February after announcing its replacement for acting chief executive Justin Pascoe. Joining VFMC as its top executive will be Lisa Gray, who previously spent ...

Report highlights sea-change in asset owner operations

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016

Large institutions are reshaping the way they manage their assets, preferring fewer, but deeper external manager relationships and focussing more on the long-term, according to a BNP Paribas Securities Services report. The report said there was a move ...

Future Fund awarded sovereign investor of 2015

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016

... Future Fund chair Peter Costello said the award was a credit to all those who work for the fund and it's something Australians can be proud of, as the fund invests public money on their behalf.

FSC calls for 22% company tax

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016

... mix to create growth, jobs and investment. Our modelling shows a new tax mix can be fully funded and fair for all Australians. Cutting company tax to 22% is the centrepiece of the new tax mix package. "Indexing the personal income tax thresholds means ...

Minimum withdrawal rates act as default: CSIRO

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 18 JAN 2016

... particularly with APRA fund accounts, drop out of the average figures as they close their account." "Less than 10% of Australians aged 85 and over still have superannuation, so much of that age group have drawn down their superannuation to zero. ASFA ...

AustralianSuper merges investment options

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016

AustralianSuper is closing three investment options and replacing them with two as part of a streamlining process aiming to keep costs low and refocus the fund's investment efforts. The industry super fund will close its Australian Fixed Interest, International ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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