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Aussie income fund added to platforms

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
A global infrastructure manager has announced its Infrastructure Income Fund is now available on a wide suite of retail investment platforms. The RARE Infrastructure fund is now on eight retail investment platforms, with BT Wrap being the latest addition. ...

ATO clarifies SMSF death benefit income streams

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The Australian Tax Office has released a new explanatory note on death benefit income streams, which a self-managed superannuation fund specialist has labelled as "confusing". The ATO said SMSFs recently raised a number of questions around the interaction ...

Cooper Investors launches equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The $13.5 billion Melbourne equities boutique has launched its first fund in five years, after running the strategy internally for over two years with a 16% plus annualised gross return. Cooper Investors said its new Global Endowment Fund will hold ...

Average Aussie $560k richer with advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
According to the new Value of an Adviser report by Russell Investments, financial advisers deliver value of at least 4.4% or more every year to their clients beyond investment-only advice. Russell's research estimates the average Australian receiving ...

Advice associations weigh in on member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... which it believes has been discounted by the proposed legislation. As a result, FPA head of policy and professional standards Ben Marshan said the association wants TPD insurance to be carved-out of the legislation, so it remains as an opt-out policy ...

Industry bodies react to APRA review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Several industry associations have responded to APRA's Capability Review as many weighed in on how the recommendations can improve the superannuation sector. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees head of advocacy Ailsa Goodwin said ...

NFP funds dominate group insurance market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
While not-for-profit funds continue to hold the lions' share of the group insurance market, new research reveals corporate fund members are more likely to take-up default insurance. After examining insurance options available via 220 products, Rainmaker's ...

ISA lays out $416bn super saving plan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
The peak body for industry superannuation wants to see workers' retirement savings follow them from job to job by automatically rolling over into a single fund. Laying bare its plan to save $416 billion in retirement savings, Industry Super Australia ...

Russell launches next gen managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Russell Investments launched what it is calling a "next generation" suite of multi-asset managed accounts - the first managed accounts offering for the investment giant. The offering comes in response to the growing adviser and investor preference for ...

APRA endorses review recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
APRA said it welcomes the Capability Review's "ambitious agenda" that aims to shakeup its culture and enforcement powers. Of the 24 recommendations from the Graeme Samuels-led Capability Review, APRA is endorsing the 19 recommendations dedicated ...