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FEATURE: How ETFs are changing adviser asset allocation thinking

LAURA MILLAN, ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
According to Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) numbers, exchange traded funds now represent over $15 billion in funds under management, more than tripling their value since 2010. Moreover, the vast majority of ETF growth (86% as at 31 December 2014) has ...

SMSF growth driven by investor satisfaction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... director Norman Morris. "With satisfaction levels higher than Industry and Retail funds since 2002, they continue to pose a major threat to them, particularly for the higher balance members where a disproportionate level of superannuation balances are ...

Government "tinkering" tops super industry worries

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... administrative officer Daryl Crich said. A preview of the research paper that will be presented in full at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) at the Gold Coast showed that over 70% of the funds surveyed thought there will be more regulation over ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... points at 5,859. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data. No major equities news is expected. Meanwhile, in Perth, the Global Iron Ore and Steel Forecast Conference continues. In Australia ...

AMP practice to pay $10,200 penalty

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... 22 July and 4 November 2014. The regulator flagged that the article contained misleading and unsubstantiated claims that major retail and industry superannuation funds will experience payout difficulties. It also found that the article misrepresented ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... at 5,791. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases February labour force data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday clawed back early heavy losses linked to US interest rate ...

MLC multi-manager funds get highest rating

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... portfolio construction process undertaken by MLC's head of investments Susan Gosling and her Capital Markets Research team as a major strength, as well as the work done by the broader JANA Investment team. "We are pleased to once again be awarded ChantWest's ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
2015 has already been a bumper year in financial services policy with super front and centre. Reforms to improve superannuation governance, competition and transparency appear to be the first cab off the rank. These reforms look likely to occur in a ...

You sexy thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... 'em all. Latest available data from the US Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis show the "Trade Weighted U.S. Dollar Index: Major Currencies" at 91.57 as at 6 February. This is the best level in 12 years (2003) and represents a 7.6% climb this year to date ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
The Australian sharemarket is higher buoyed by strength from the major banks and despite weakness in the resources sector. CMC Markets chief analyst strategist Michael McCarthy said the local bourse was bouncing back after Monday's negative momentum ...