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Real opportunity for super funds in private assets: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... opportunity in the private asset market. Smith, speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference, said the fact that COVID-19 has impacted markets so greatly has also caused it to reveal opportunities for super funds ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... manager's skills, according to Sharon Fay, chief responsibility officer at AllianceBernstein. Speaking at the JANA Annual Conference, Fay said not all active strategies deserve active fees. "It's important to isolate the true value of an active strategy ...

Super fund gets ahead of CIPR obscurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... product of innovation by the Australian Business Awards. Drew told the recent AIST's superannuation investment conference that the product continues to evolve - despite the lack of guidance from the federal government - which continues to back down ...

Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... Industry Super Holdings and Mine Super are also amongst those listed and will face the committee tomorrow via video conference. Chair of the committee Tim Wilson said the hearings are an important part of the committee's scrutiny of the four major banks ...

Chief economist update: V in US recovery at risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... prospect of further jobs gain) has not translated to improved consumer confidence. Here's the headline from the latest Conference Board's consumer confidence index report: "The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index decreased in August, after ...

Labor says yes, economists say no to SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... planned rise to the super guarantee as economists warn against it going ahead. Speaking at a socially distanced press conference, Rudd in Brisbane and Keating in Sydney, the former Prime Ministers said the current government is trying to destroy the ...

Robinhood effect steers share market

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... such as the S&P500 Index, to record highs. Lee told the recent Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association Virtual Conference of her experience as a Robinhood investor with just $500 back in the day. Not knowing how to invest it, she put the money ...

Advice disciplinary body delayed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... Commission, is set to be up and running in mid-2021, Hume told the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association Virtual Conference this morning. The federal government is still working through the design features of the disciplinary body, which is ...

AFA to host virtual conference

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
The Association of Financial Advisers will host a virtual conference via live broadcast from October 14-15. The AFA VISION Conference will be filmed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney and broadcast live to delegates across Australia. Sessions ...

LNP halts push for SG rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2020
... changed since it was decided upon, while Senator Jane Hume said she is ambivalent on the issue. Speaking at a press conference Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government will need to consider whether or not to go ahead with the increase as the ...