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Inflation the forgotten risk to retiree portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... protected. "All those government bonds you hold which will have negative returns or poor returns if inflation expectations rise, switch them for inflation linked bonds. It's a fairly simple thing to do, and we do it for all of our portfolios," he ...

AustralianSuper rules out SMSF options

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said the $170 billion superannuation fund will not open its investment options to self-managed-superannuation, unlike HostPlus which made the move in June. The $43 billion HostPlus opened up some of its options ...

AMP Capital cuts retail fees on Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
AMP Capital has almost halved the fees for the retail investors in its $680 million AMP Capital Equity Fund, bringing them at par with wholesale fees. The AMP Capital Equity Fund will charge 26 bps instead of 46 bps per annum in management fees. "AMP ...

Bennelong boutique scores first insto mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
A Bennelong boutique investing in listed real estate has won its first institutional allocation from a specialist insurer. Quay Global Investors won an undisclosed amount from Avant Mutual Group, as the latter switched managers and increased allocation ...

Crunch time for boutique funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The boutique model has long coaxed successful fund managers out of big asset management firms but the new class of fund managers looking to break out faces a very different landscape. At least eight boutiques have indicated intention to shut shop so ...

Chief economist update: This is a job for the RBA (and the Treasury)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
Sub-one percent official cash rate here we come! The Australian dollar's near half a cent drop to US$67.84 on the day immediately following the US Federal Reserve's announced a 25 bp cut in the fed funds rate underscores financial markets' ...

Members still lack group insurance awareness: MetLife

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Superannuation members still do not realise they are entitled to life insurance via their super funds despite concerted effort to raise awareness, new research finds. MetLife's latest Insurance inside super report found 73% of Australians are aware ...

Advisers band together: AFA Conference 2019 kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... record number of paraplanners, business owners and advice support staff in attendance. The AFA made a conscious decision to switch up its conference program this year too, he adds. Over the next three days delegates will hear from the likes of former ...

Super fund names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
A $23 billion superannuation fund has welcomed a new chair as the incumbent moves to a deputy chair position. VicSuper announced Wayne Kayler-Thomson stepped into the new role, switching roles with Christine Stewart, who has been chair since early 2017. ...

Sam Henderson cops ASIC ban

KANIKA SOOD, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
The corporate regulator has banned high-profile financial adviser Sam Henderson, whose inappropriate financial advice was laid bare the in Royal Commission public hearings last year. The Sydney-based adviser was banned from providing financial services ...