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TAL appoints GM Health Services

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
TAL has appointed an ex CommInsure executive as general manager health services in the hope of improving its customer experience through its medical and health capabilities. Sally Phillips will take on the newly created role and will be responsible ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Greater transparency and increased competition, as well as the risk of legal proceedings, have driven companies in the US to demand lower fees from pension providers for their employees' 401(k) plans. As new disclosure rules allow companies to learn ...

Boomers driving interest in PAFs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Baby boomers are driving an increase in the establishment of private ancillary funds (PAFs) following liquidity events such as the sales of a business, according to national accounting and advisory firm William Buck. A PAF is a philanthropic trust structure ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A group representing public sector retirees is waiting on the federal government to release figures about Australians affected by the new 10% cap on defined benefit income that is excluded from the pension income test. The Australian Council of Public ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
US Empire State manufacturing survey The latest update on the state of the manufacturing sector in New York State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released ...

Govt underestimates SMSF Budget impact: BGL

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
Changes in the Federal Budget may affect as many as 85,000 SMSFs with 160,000 members, SMSF administration provider, BGL Corporate Solutions - many more than suggested in the budget papers. BGL is concerned the proposed $1.6 million pension cap will ...

Advisers beware the uncomfortable truth of the ageing brain

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Advisers risk losing clients or even facing compensation claims if they do not ready their clients for the cognitive decline that arises from ageing, State Street Global Advisors warns. In a new white paper, the global wealth management firm says all ...

ACSA announces custody award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
The Australian Custodial Services Association has announced the winners of its annual awards for outstanding members of the custody sector. As per ACSA's statement, the awards are given "based on... support for ACSA and contributions to ACSA's strategic ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
Australia inflation expectations If it's anything to go by the latest Consumer Inflationary Expectations Survey released by the Melbourne Institute shows that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) couldn't have cut interest rates soon enough. Recall that ...

Super fund asset class performance disappoints

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
The performance of superannuation funds' individual asset class options has not been as robust as one might expect, according to the latest performance analysis by Rainmaker, bringing into question how effective the active management investment strategies ...