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Super fund investment transparency can improve

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
Superannuation fund disclosure is under a spotlight for the second time in as many weeks. This time the focus is centred on super funds' investment portfolios with a survey from activist group Market Forces showing 86% of Australians want to know where ...

Asset owners, managers not prepped for blockchain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
A survey by State Street has found that while 65% of APAC asset owners and managers expect blockchain technology to be widely adopted in the next five years, only 33% of participants actually have blockchain initiatives underway at present to support ...

Life insurance code needs clarity: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has called for greater clarity around the overarching purpose of the Financial Services Council's (FSC) Life Insurance Code. In its latest submission to the FSC the FPA noted that while the current draft has ...

ASIC drops proceedings against two former directors

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
ASIC has discontinued its proceedings against two former directors of LM Investment Management (LMIM) and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has upheld an ASIC ban. ASIC has discontinued its claim against former directors Simon Tickner and Lisa ...

Canadian instos approved for Aussie ag investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Two Canadian institutional investors now have regulatory approval to acquire 49% of the Australian arm of diversified natural resource company Glencore Agriculture. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose the ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
Ho, ho, ho. Merry Christmas everybody, merry Christmas! The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the US Federal Reserve (Fed) played jolly old saint Nicolas, decking the financial market halls with boughs of holly (fa la la...) on the 21st of September. Santa Kuroda ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
As part of its hefty work reviewing superannuation's competitiveness and efficiency the Productivity Commission is examining what the $2 trillion system would look like without any default funds. The idea of no default funds is forming a baseline for ...

TH Real Estate launches US Cities fund

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
TH Real Estate has launched its new US Cities Fund series, a re-launch of the TIAA CREF Core Property Fund that aims to provide investors with customised sector allocations. The US Cities Fund focuses on investments in retail, office, industrial and ...

Centrepoint establishes adviser transition program

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has launched a transition program to assist experienced financial advisers launch their own advice businesses. Centrepoint, one of Australia's leading networks of non-aligned advisers, is looking to partner with experienced salaried ...

Vision Super divests from three high carbon companies

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
Industry super fund Vision Super has furthered its commitment to low carbon investing by replacing three carbon intense companies from its portfolio with three low carbon investments. The move will achieve a reduction of 75% of the benchmark carbon ...