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Industry fund calls for tougher SMSF rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... than $1 million) perform "significantly worse" than APRA-regulated funds. Using ATO data, it highlighted the poor performance of SMSFs with lower balances as unsustainable and posing a major risk to members. The PC noted the SMSF sector has broadly tracked ...

AMP slides off ASX top 20

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... S&P/ASX 20 ETF, which did not have AMP in its top-10 holdings as at April 30. The S&P/ASX 20 index measures the performance of 20 actively-traded and highly liquid securities that are among the largest securities listed on the ASX by float-adjusted market ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... value decreasing. By tracking GDP growth investors will come to understand the economic backdrop that underpins the performance of their portfolio. The Australian Bureau of Statistic's GDP report contains a treasure-trove of information that not ...

Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... report but questioned its call for a new default selection system. "While the report acknowledges the superior performance of most default not-for-profit funds it then inexplicably recommends dismantling the very system that has delivered these results," ...

APRA urges super funds to examine board skills

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... continuity and diverse perspectives. Additionally, APRA has recommended funds develop a thorough means for assessing the performance of boards collectively and at an individual level. It highlighted some funds had failed to recognise the spirit and intent ...

AMP to fight class actions, prioritise performance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... "weaker investment markets". Further, AMP has delayed the release of its portfolio review as it prioritises the performance of the business. According to the release of its 2017 financial year results, AMP was due to provide investors with an update ...

QIC expands executive team, bolsters US footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... officer of Global Real Estate, also a newly created position that will be based in Brisbane. He will manage the performance of the Global Real Estate business as it enters its next phase of growth, reporting to and working closely with Steve Leigh, managing ...

Nick Bolton back on ASIC radar

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... financial standing; or They communicate instructions or wishes (other than advice given by the person in the proper performance of functions attaching to the person's professional capacity or their business relationship with the directors of the corporation ...

Smaller super funds lead Roy Morgan rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... fund members will be sufficiently engaged to follow them closely, but rather act or not on how they feel about the performance of their current fund," he said. "To understand this, our research has highlighted the need to measure members' satisfaction ...

ANU to recalibrate divestment policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Australian National University's long-term investment pool, after mixed performance outcomes from its socially responsible investment strategy, is looking to recalibrate with a series of global mandate appointments. The now $1.3 billion investment pool ...