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Court fines SMSF admin for "free setup" ads

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... regulator issued infringement notices to Dixon Advisory Group for "misleading claims" on its website pertaining to the performance of SMSFs relative to industry and retail super funds. The advice firm complied with the two $10,200 penalties.

GBST partners with MSCI for after-tax services

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... global indexes, the most widely-used indices for superannuation funds. GBST is offering a solution to provide after-tax performance measurement and a basis for after-tax analytics for superannuation funds in Australia, in-line with the recommendations ...

Super fund returns fall again in September

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
The SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index fell again during September with the 12 month rolling performance sliding during the month from 6.5% to 6.0% by month's end. This drop in rolling annual returns was on the back of the 3.0% fall ...

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The big four banks' wealth businesses benefitted from a lower Australian dollar and a strong performance in investment markets for most of the year but generating acceptable return on equity (ROE) remains a challenge. Presenting EY's analysis of Australian ...

Fiducian acquires practice, launches impact fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... environment and aim to avoid investments in harmful activities. "Selected managers are expected to deliver a solid financial performance and therefore competitive returns from their portfolios," investment manager Conrad Burge said. "At the same time ...

Westpac profit boosted by BTIM sale

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... decrease respectively. Westpac's report said that its wealth business had been impacted by the BTIM sale as well as lower performance fees and higher insurance claims. This was echoed by BT Financial Group chief executive Brad Cooper, who noted that ...

Henderson completes acquisition of IOOF boutiques

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... including their investment teams, for an initial upfront payment of $71.6 million, plus a further payment based on future performance. Perennial Fixed Interest Partners (PFI) and Perennial Growth Management (PGM) have combined assets under management ...

Culture is the 'glue' that drives growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... executive of Team Gene, said at the AFA conference in Cairns this week there is a mathematical formula to determine the performance of individual staff. This formula factors in the employee's accuracy of role perception (ARP), abilities (A), level of ...

Global strategy drives BTIM results

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... increase in base management fees, which grew from $289.7 million in 2014 to $371.1 million this year. At the same time, performance fees were lower, at $51.9 million, compared to $121.8 million in 2014. "Net inflows of $5.7 billion, investment outperformance ...

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... to develop new income stream products to better protect retirees from longevity and other risks. The fund's strong performance and low drawdown in a testing period reflects the fund's low risk design according to Martin Currie Australia chief investment ...