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Super guarantee of 12pct a mistake

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... saving for retirement is synonymous with superannuation is a mistake according to the Grattan Institute. In its latest research paper the institute claims the assumption is also a trigger behind misguided plans to increase superannuation contributions ...

Super members should face "better off test"

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... sidesteps laws which would otherwise require banks to act in customer's best interests. The analysis between Roy Morgan Research and ISA reveals a doubling in direct super sales advice from the big four banks between 2011 and 2015. It corresponds with ...

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... when it comes to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions, Lonsec Research has found. According to the researcher's newly released Responsible Investment Sector Review, 58% of active Australian equity ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
Australia private sector credit Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) figures showed that the annual growth in private sector credit slowed from 6.0% in July to 5.8% in August - the slowest rate since October 2014. Except for the bumps in December 2015 and ...

Bragg to leave FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... a member of the FSC's policy team since 2009 and was appointed director of policy in 2014. He is joining the Menzies Research Centre as director of policy and research. In his new role Bragg will be responsible for driving policy which "supports enterprise ...

Passive investors probably not Marxist parasites: MSCI

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
MSCI head of Research Remy Briand has countered a recent paper from AllianceBernstein which suggested passive investing is "worse than Marxism." The original paper, spearheaded by Bernstein Investment Research and Management head of global quantitative ...

Blue Sky reshuffles directors

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... million across both. She was also the chief executive of Reproductive Health Science, deputy managing director at Adelaide Research and Innovation, an investment manager at CM Capital Investments and managing director of Artefact Ventures. The other ...

Infrastructure debt funds reaching 2012 highs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
The unlisted infrastructure debt fund market collectively raised US$11.6 billion in 2016, approaching the 2012 high of US$12 billion. A Preqin report on the sector said this suggested "debt is becoming a more significant part of the unlisted infrastructure ...

Franklin Templeton fund receives ratings upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... managers, John Beck and David Zahn. In its report Lonsec said: "The Fund is considered best in class, with a highly quality research process coupled with a strong focus on managing appropriate levels of risk within the portfolio and versus the benchmark." ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
US GDP The final estimate of US real GDP showed the economy expanding at an annualised rate of 1.4% in the second quarter. This represents an upgrade from the second estimate's 1.1% growth and better than expectations for a 1.3% gain. While personal ...