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Mercer calls for total retirement income perspective

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... and should not be considered in isolation. Concentrating on only one component will adversely affect the development of a sound and sustainable retirement income system," said Knox. "It is not enough to state that superannuation should substitute or ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... directors. By 2015, this number had fallen to 21%. AMP Capital corporate governance manager Karin Halliday said there is a sound business case for improving gender diversity on company boards. "In addition to demonstrated links between performance and ...

DomaCom given A+

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
... near future." Commenting on his firm's research of the DomaCom fund, PIR managing director Dinesh Pillutla said, "We have a sound framework for rating investment product offerings in Australia, and our review process gives consideration to a broad number ...

HNWIs foresee bullish 2016

ALEX BURKE  |  SATURDAY, 20 FEB 2016
... seeing more favourable choices to boost their portfolios for the longer-term." Green explained this by noting that it is a "sound investment strategy" to put cash into equities "whilst prices are relatively low." "Capitalising like this on the attractive ...

New hope for DomaCom Kidman bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... and ASIC-licensed financial adviser Stephen Burgin, who has joined forces with DomaCom to promote its bid, said there are sound commercial reasons for retail investors to invest in Kidman Station. "Burgeoning agricultural direct property investment ...

US growth stable due to resilient consumer-base

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
Growth in the US economy will remain stable at 2% due to resilient consumption and parity between labour costs and productivity, according to Principal Global Investors chief global economist Bob Baur. Speaking at the 2016 Financial Standard Chief Economists ...

Doom(ed) rebound?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
When the going gets tough...... the tough promises to get going. For a change, a number of equity markets around the globe finished flashing green numbers last week. The All Ordinaries index, for one, closed 0.4% in the plus - pitiful you might say ...

Aussie large-cap active managers endure massive outflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
... with a particular income objective. "In your portfolio's equity sleeve, it's important to treat income as an outcome of sound portfolio management, rather than the sole goal," Wong said. "We encourage investors and their advisers to apply a total return ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... It was the superannuation conference that launched a thousand tweets. 1,493 to be exact over a three-day period. This may sound miniscule by global standards but for the industry, it was a milestone on two measures: by number of posts and by number of ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... Morrison said the commitment provides protection for Australians who don't engage with their super as well as providing a sound investment option for those that do. "Becoming a self-funded retiree is one of the most important objectives of any Australian. ...