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Australian Ethical reduces super fee

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... director Phil Vernon, this change has come about due to "significant growth over the past year," which has allowed the company to "take another step in making our superannuation product more competitive and sharing the benefits of that growth with our ...

APRA workload for boards does not rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
Meetings between the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and company boards are considered good value yet the workload placed on boards by the regulator does not rate highly. This is the view of more than 450 directors from deposit-taking ...

BGL adds 280 wraps to SMSF software

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... "makes the task of obtaining an actuarial certificate child's play." Accurium chief executive, Tracy Williams, said the company has always been quick to adopt technology that enhances efficiencies for SMSF practitioners. Speaking on the InvestmentLink ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... on the first quarter to growth of 0.6 per cent from a 0.2 per cent contraction. LONDON - European stock markets rose on company updates and as investors assess the Federal Reserve's outlook for the economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index gained 0.57 ...

Pay rises better at non-aligned firms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... upward of 4%. The primary reason given for the increase in pay was that employees had met or exceeded expectations and company managers wanted to reward them accordingly. Employers were also aware that some of their best employees had been approached ...

BetaShares appoints CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... four other management appointments. Louis Crous has been promoted to CIO, having previously been portfolio manager at the company. Prior to BetaShares, he was a senior investment product specialist at nabInvest. At the same time, Thomas Reif has taken ...

Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... inequality and ANZ is doing the right thing by trying to change this for their employees," Bandt said. "But not every company can afford the measures that ANZ undertook to ensure they weren't opening themselves up to legal challenges for paying their ...

Legg Mason and RARE ink $200m deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... partner the transaction "crystalises an outstanding investment return." TRG chairman, Michael Fitzpatrick, said while the company was not naturally a seller of its boutiques, "this transaction presents an attractive monetisation opportunity." "The merger ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... Statistics will release international trade price indexes for June quarter and building approvals numbers for June. In company news, Sunbeam kitchen appliance marketer GUD Holdings releases its full year results, Energy Resources of Australia releases ...

Zurich identifies investment megatrends

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
... plausible investment opportunities for the medium to long-term. In a new whitepaper, titled "Investable Megatrends", the company identifies factors - including advances in technology and science, as well as economic and demographic shifts - which are ...