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Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Government has released the final life insurance reforms package. Based on ongoing industry consultation and collaboration with the Association of Financial Advisers, Financial Planning Association and Financial Services Council, the final reforms ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
As the transition to MySuper continues, lifecycle funds are becoming a popular default investment option. Darren Snyder explores this evolving market. Earlier this year a joint paper by AustralianSuper and the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

The importance of Asian trade agreements

GREG O'NEILL, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LA TROBE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
The Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) said it will work with the federal government to ensure SMSFs can take advantage of future retirement income developments. Yesterday the government said it will support the Financial ...

Mother's Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
It's that time of the month again folks, the time of great anticipation for the coming of mother - the mother of all eco stats, that is. So wipe your microscopes clean and sharpen your scalpels. We'll need them to dissect and distil and scour the latest ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
"At this point, I see the U.S. economy as performing well." "Domestic spending has been growing at a solid pace." "If we were to move, say in December, it would be based on an expectation, which I believe is justified, that -- with an improving labor ...

Aspen revises fund merger proposal after Sunsuper bid

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Aspen Group has issued an explanatory memorandum to shareholders regarding its revised merger proposal with the Aspen Parks Property Fund (APPF). Aspen originally proposed the merger in September, suggesting in its statement to the ASX that this would ...

JPM awarded industry fund research mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
J.P. Morgan Asset Management will provide research, investment and economic insights to one of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds. Sunsuper will be able to access the managers "investment specialists, portfolio managers and research teams," ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
REI Super is home to the superannuation funds of Australia's real estate sector. Running one of the country's oldest funds is full of memorable experiences, some tough moments and rewarding interactions with members, chief executive Mal Smith says. ...

BGL and CoreLogic release desktop SMSF property tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
BGL Corporate Solutions and CoreLogic RP Data have released a new self-managed super fund commercial property tool. The Commercial Property Desktop Assessment was designed for SMSF administrators to process property assessments through BGL's Simple ...