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Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... agriculture is not a focus of asset consultants; there are no institutional offerings or products available that allow a ready investment for fund managers; and funds have limited budgets in their active management. However Beauchamp explains that agriculture ...

Sunsuper overhauls TPD cover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2016
... members when they need it most, both financially and emotionally. "These members also told us that they wanted help to get job-ready: 69% wanted assistance in vocational rehabilitation, retraining or up-skilling and 66% wanted help finding a job," Britton ...

Fund managers not ready to enter new MIT tax regime

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
A tax partner at business law firm Hall & Wilcox believes some small to mid-size fund managers will struggle to be ready to enter the new tax regime for managed investment trusts (MITs). The new tax regime is expected to become law from 1 July 2016 ...

FSC salutes choice reforms, ISA calls for more transparency

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... products, denying consumers simple, accessible information on thousands of investment options," he explained. "There will be no ready source of information for current or prospective members about how most of these options stack up in terms of fees or ...

SuperStream sees 70% of member contributions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... large and medium employers are now compliant with SuperStream and more than half of all small businesses are SuperStream ready ahead of the 30 June deadline." The ATO research also found that over 60% of employers surveyed were aware of SuperStream ...

ANZ ready to fight ASIC over BBSW

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
ANZ has strongly rejected allegations of rate rigging by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The regulator last week launched its legal case against the bank in the Federal Court in Melbourne for market manipulation of the bank ...

T+2 settlement arrives on Monday

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... Rayson said the firm is well prepared for the change to T+2. "Planning will be put to the ultimate test next week and we are ready to help our clients through this important change," Rayson said. The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has ...

Drummond resignation prompts NAB leadership changes

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... our agenda to strengthen our Australian and New Zealand franchise. I am pleased we have a strong candidate in Gary who is ready to step into this role and join the Executive Leadership Team," Thorburn said. Amid the changes, the bank has also appointed ...

Advisers halt HNW slide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... reinvest their cash reserves, relative to a year ago. On average, they deem 42% of their cash reserves to be 'excess', or ready to be invested once the volatility subsides, up from 37% a year ago.

Morningstar says retirees need balance

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
The latest research paper by Morningstar confirms balanced investment portfolios are most likely the best option for Australians when considering all the trade-offs around retirement income. Looking at the probability of successful withdrawal rates ...