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Managed funds back on the menu for investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... Trends Research. Based on a survey of 9,793 Australian investors, Investment Trends' 2015 Investor Product Needs Report notes that although unlisted managed funds usage declined following the GFC, investors have been steadily reallocating; managed funds ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... their local economies, foreign central banks and government institutions sold US$57.2 billion of US Treasury debt and other notes in January, according to figures released by the US Treasury this week. That is up from US$48 billion in December and the ...

IMF Bentham announces $30m bond issue

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016
... liquidations and general litigation. IMF Bentham is the third company to issue a bond originated by FIIG Securities this year. The notes will have a minimum initial investment of $50,000 at issue at will be distributed to new and existing FIIG Securities ...

UK to introduce lifetime ISAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... for the long term and ensure they do not have to choose between saving for retirement and saving for their first home," notes the official budget papers. Lifetime ISAs will enable any adult under 40 to save up to £4,000 (A$8,000) each year which will ...

PC releases Efficiency and Competition Review issues paper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... pressure on superannuation funds to reduce costs or improve their service offerings, especially in the accumulation stage," notes the discussion paper. This weakness is exacerbated by what the PC refers to as 'principal-agent relationship' risk due to ...

Reducing concessional contribution caps would hurt: SMSFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... retirement savings throughout their working lives. Lower caps simply reduce their opportunities to save." The Association notes the current general concessional contribution cap is much lower than the $50,000 (under 50 years of age) and $100,000 (aged ...

Rising age pension costs unfair on young people: CIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... will, by necessity, be younger people. These increases in the age pension costs are over and above the impact of longevity, notes the report. "Each successive generation is asking more of the next generation than they were willing to contribute to past ...

Australian pension market still global leader

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... relative exposure to equities but since its 48% weighting is similar to the US and UK's 47% and 43% weightings, the report notes currency valuation change is an equally important factor. The report also debunks the myth that Australia's pension assets ...

Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... "...the recent softening in wage growth may reflect low headline inflation moderating the increase in wage pressure" but notes that, "inflation could be higher if the recent weakness in wage growth reflects temporary factors that may be obscuring the ...

Builder launches $40 million bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2016
... announced its launch in to the market this week. Home builder Impact Group announced a $40 million issue of five-year fixed rate notes, arranged by FIIG Securities. The issue follows previous property sector issuers, including Brisbane-based developers ...