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Is content king for super funds?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Publishing is a daily mainstream activity for superannuation funds yet it requires a different set of rules and skills than pure fund management to engage the public sphere. Equipsuper strategic marketing and communications executive officer, Geoff ...

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
Following the Government passing numerous tax reforms through Parliament on June 18, Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has said the changes will "[increase] Australia's economic competitiveness while restoring the budget." Specifically, the Tax and ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
When the global financial crisis broke, people dubbed them the PIIGS. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain were the ugly ducklings of Europe. They had inefficient economies, had been relying on EU funding and were heavily indebted. Today, most ...

Investors pretending there's value in the market

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015
Investors are wrongly convincing themselves there is still value in an overpriced equity market, a top performing fund manager says. Ben Leyland, senior fund manager at BT Investment Management-owned investment house J O Hambro and manager of the London-based ...

PROFILE: EISS chief executive Alex Hutchison

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Not too long ago executive positions in financial services were generally appointed from prominent sales men and women. Energy Industry Super Scheme (EISS) chief executive, Alex Hutchison, is of a different breed. As a former federal police officer ...

Philo in growth mode after losing key mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Philo Capital is investing in growth after being replaced by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) to provide portfolio construction services for key client Centric Wealth. Philo had a fixed-term contract with Centric which ended around May. Parent group ...

Mi problema su problema

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
"I got chills, they're multiplying..." What's that Virginia? You're sick of hearing and reading about Greece? Not as I am about ranting about it for the umpteenth time, believe you me. Each time the Greek "crisis' re-emerges, we get this volatility ...

Treasury extends tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
Treasurer Joe Hockey has announced the submissions deadline for the Tax White Paper will be extended by six weeks to July 24. Hockey said that this was because of the "strong public response" to the whitepaper along with "stakeholder interest in the ...

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB), in a submission to government, has said superannuation should be the most concessionally incentivised form of savings for Australians so it remains the most attractive structure to save for an adequate retirement. This ...

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Sit down, buckle up and hang on. Houston, we don't have a problem... we now have a crisis (yet again). More precisely, a replay of the Greek debt crisis. Just have a look at some of the headlines this morning: "Stocks all over the world are dropping ...