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Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... in petrol prices offset an increase in the cost of pharmaceuticals, health and medical services for retirees. ASFA's research also shows insurance premiums rose by 1.7% during the quarter. Over the last 12 months insurance premiums have increased by ...

SMSF accountants seek investment product knowledge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... further education and support tools. This is one of several key findings in a survey of more than 1100 SMSF accountants by research firm Investment Trends. The survey also found two-thirds of accountants want comparisons between investment products and ...

Self-employed missing super savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Self-employed Australians are among those most in need of financial advice with new research showing about one-quarter does not have superannuation. About 10% of Australia's workforce is self-employed and although it is not compulsory for them to make ...

Small-caps can improve investment trade-offs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... global small-cap equities in Australian balanced portfolios to improve return and risk trade-offs according to a new joint research paper. The analysis suggests that an unhedged global small-cap stock allocation, weighted up to 5%, is likely to improve ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
Australia company profits The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) "Business Indicators, Australia" report shows that gross operating profits dropped by 4.7% in the March quarter following a 2.8% drop in the fourth quarter of last year and disappointing ...

Pinnacle announces latest partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
The latest partnership with Pinnacle Investment Management is an ex-Schroder's small-cap and micro-cap team launching Australian strategies in the respective sectors. Spheria Asset Management, made up of investment professionals Marcus Burns, Matthew ...

Super needs to pick up its retirement game

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... allocation for retirees is generally the same in accumulation, i.e. a balanced fund, and it is not serving members well. "Our research shows that the average asset allocation for customers is broadly the same between the superannuation accumulation phase ...

Foreign managers priced out of super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
... superannuation system makes it a high-risk prospect for foreign investment managers, according to Cerulli Associates research. The Cerulli Edge - Asia-Pacific Edition, 2Q 2016 report highlighted the aggressive downward pressure on management fees, compounded ...

Time to fear the no "fear gauge"?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2016
Yippee-kay-yay! 'twas a good week for most major equity markets last week, all were blinking the happy bright and happy colour green....and this, just as we're about to see the end days of May - yes, the month when we're advised to sell and go away....and ...

Family office administration wasted on inefficient reporting: FOX

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Family offices are spending up to 75% of its time on reporting due to inefficiencies, according to research from the Family Office Exchange. The research showed that the average family office spends 32% of its time on collecting, verifying, analysing ...