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Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The 2016 Global Retirement Index (GRI) has ranked Australia sixth in the world for the wellbeing of its retirees, naming engagement as a key factor in improving retirement outcomes. Released by Natixis Global Asset Management, the GRI compares the ability ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Australia and NZ streamline trade deal Australia and New Zealand have signed a deal to streamline customs processing between the two nations. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs) ...

IFM appoints associate debt director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
IFM Investors has appointed an associate director of North American debt investments. Joseph Braun joins IFM from Hastings Funds Management, where he was an associate director specialising in infrastructure debt transactions. Prior to that, he was vice ...

ASIC threatens SMSF auditors with cancellation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Nearly 200 SMSF auditors will have their registrations cancelled if they do not lodge outstanding annual statement and fees by 22 July. While most of the 811 auditors ASIC contacted by email, letter and telephone with outstanding fees and documents ...

Investment committees must consider culture

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
A global investment consultant believes culture and leadership among investment committees can be mapped to meaningful business performance metrics, something often undervalued at asset owner and asset management firms. Speaking at a recent Willis Towers ...

Funds management rife with "dressed up" performance data: Cerulli

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
A new Cerulli Associates report suggests fund managers are increasingly "spinning" back-tested data as real performance. The Cerulli Edge - Europe Edition report highlights the lack of clarity investment consultants face when selecting funds; they often ...

Fortnum picks up award winning practice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
A former Guardian Advice practice has joined non-institutionally owned dealer group, Fortnum Financial Advisers. Griffin Financial Services joined the group following Guardian's decision to exit financial planning in late 2015. The Sydney-based practice ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
The underlying growth in dividends paid by Australian companies grew 14.8% in 2015, comfortably ahead of the 9.9% rise in global dividends. According to the Henderson Global Dividend Index, global dividends reached $1.15 trillion in 2015, an increase ...

Canadian pension funds keeping eyes on Aussie infra

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016
Port of Brisbane has been listed as one of the more recent success stories among alternative investments by the top 10 Canadian public pension funds. A study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) last month found that Canada's 10 largest public pension ...

Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Tens of thousands of public sector pensioners are learning the scale of changes to their defined benefit schemes that sees cuts to exemptions for the Centrelink pension income test. In June last year the federal parliament introduced a 10% cap on defined ...