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AIST takes aim at levies consultation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... large at an estimated $35.5 million for 2016-2017. Information about the raising of SuperStream levies is insufficient. AIST notes that Attachment A to the Proposed Levies Paper provides sparse information, and also does not include a significant block ...

Investors face 'radical uncertainty': PIMCO

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... and bring inflation to target and that as a result investors should be compensated for the looming risks they face. PIMCO notes that despite central banks around the world extending the global expansion, factors such as unsustainable debt levels and ...

CBA offers more than $4m in compensation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... program. CBA is still working to retrieve approximately 860 customer files of registered cases in the program. The report notes that there have been "several challenges associated with the collection of advice files" especially for Financial Wisdom Limited ...

Global equities tease income opportunity

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... strategies move beyond a focus on pure yield and focus on companies that have a consistent record of growing dividends. Parkin notes that while equities can provide attractive returns in today's low rate environment, investors must take into consideration ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... from 6.3 in April) and "propensity to buy" (to 57.7 from 55.4) but income expectations declined (51.8 from 57.5). The GfK notes that the latest survey shows that German consumers' sentiment was mixed in May - the same picture painted by contrasting indications ...

Advisers encouraged to review changes carefully

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... clients, especially those looking to self-fund their retirement. As these measures do not apply until 2017-18, CFS FirstTech notes that advisers and clients should consider taking advantage of the current higher concessional caps. However CFS FirstTech ...

Managed fund outflows push product providers to change strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... GFC are roughly $162 billion, representing 53% of funds under management the sector held in 2008. Although the research notes that annual outflows are "trending up and reducing, noting that in calendar 2015 they were effectively nil," it cautions against ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... reading of 92.6 in March from 92.9 in the previous month and against expectations for an increase to 93.6 reading. The NFIB notes that: "Owners remain very pessimistic about the economy, a view unfortunately reinforced by Fed Chair Yellen's back peddling ...

Fortnum debuts integrated advice platform

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... while Xplan has been configured to include a working document function to allow advisers to store and retrieve detailed file notes of any research, information and analysis conducted to derive an advice recommendation. These configurations aim to protect ...

Australia, a tough nut to crack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Australia's brutally competitive investment market is much harder for overseas investment managers to crack than many realise, notes a leading US investment management consultant. Cerulli Associates has just released a client briefing about the Australian ...