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Ignition Wealth appoints inaugural chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... advice service is built on its white-labeled financial calculators, illustrators and advice tools, which have been used by major super funds for several years.

Super fund goes nuts for returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
First State Super has hinted at further investment in Australia's agriculture industry after purchasing a major stake in almond orchards, the country's highest grossing horticultural export. Yesterday Select Harvests Limited (SHV) announced to the Australian ...

Super gender gap large, but closing

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The gap in the average super balances of men and women has closed considerably in the last decade but is still a major problem, the latest research from Roy Morgan shows. In the 12 months to June 2015, women with superannuation had an average balance ...

AMP half-year profit up 33%

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... Total assets under management across all AMP platforms (including SMSF assets under administration) reached $132 billion. Major cash outflows include AMP's ongoing wind-up of the Genesys dealer group, which has cost the company $219 million in 2015 to ...

Infrastructure deals fall as valuations skyrocket

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
The average deal size for infrastructure investments has risen by 56% in the last three years, according to Preqin research. The average deal size in 2015 is roughly $852 million, compared to $546 million in 2013. Perhaps as a result, the total number ...

HESTA divests from Transfield

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... divested its 3.5% stake in Transfield Services, the operator of Australian detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island. Major factors behind HESTA's divestment were the views of several independent non-government organisations who found the mandatory ...

Australia: which way now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... States," the RBA wasn't pointing any fingers at our neighbours either. "Members noted that economic growth in Australia's major trading partners had remained close to its long-run average, although growth had eased a little in the June quarter. The forecast ...

Industry fund encourages members to claim insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
An industry superannuation fund has started an online campaign to help explain to its members how to claim on their group insurance policies. Energy Super has posted a short YouTube video in which an eight year old named Pete talks about how his father ...

AMP Capital takes majority stake in Angel Trains

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
AMP Capital has taken a majority stake in UK train leasing company Angel Trains. After purchasing additional equity in the company from Arcus Infrastructure Partners' European Infrastructure Fund 1, AMP Capital's ownership of Angel Trains has increased ...

WAM Capital poised to pounce in mixed market

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... and increased merger and acquisition activity in the coming financial year. This calendar year has been already marked by major bids, such as iiNet, Amcom, and Toll Holdings. "Companies with valuable intellectual property, strong cash flow, and a strong ...