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PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The Productivity Commission (PC) has given qualified support to Industry Super Australia's (ISA's) 'inverted bid' model for investing in greenfield infrastructure projects in its draft report on public infrastructure. Informally known as the 'Weaven ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper will substantially increase its death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance premiums due to rising policy costs. The 35% price hike is due to come in at the end of March and was confirmed by AustralianSuper group executive ...

Auction items for FICAP announced

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
A chance to play AFL on the SCG before a A Sydney Swans home match is just one of the prizes up for grabs at the live auction that will take place at the annual Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) "Who Wants to be a RockStar" event to be ...

Lonsec launches ETF model portfolios for advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
Lonsec has launched five exchange traded funds (ETF) model portfolios available for advisers who want to give their clients access to low-cost diversified portfolio solutions across traditional asset classes. The portfolios cater for investors with ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
This week, this month, this year marked the fifth anniversary since US equities bottomed on 9 March 2009. The US subprime mortgage crisis that morphed into what is now termed as the global financial crisis sparked market volatility and heightened investor ...

FoFA amendments will reduce quality of advice: lawyer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The government's proposal to amend the best interest duty section of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are "inconsistent with the nature of a best interests duty" and will "reduce the overall quality of financial advice", according to legal ...

Retiree 4pct drawdown limits too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
New research released by the Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) reveals that the standard 4% retirement income drawdown may be too high and inadvertently result in retirement funds running out too quickly. The research is detailed in ...

SPAA calls for reduction in SMSF levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
The Australian Taxation Office's (ATOs) annual levy on self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) should be reduced in the May budget, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). SPAA's senior manager, technical and policy ...

No guarantee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
Ho-hum. This is how I felt early Saturday morning (or was it afternoon?). No Virginia, it wasn't because I had one drink too many the night before - still, I invoke my right to remain silent. 'Twas because that all-important, that mother of all eco ...

Robeco fund recommended by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
The Robeco Emerging Conservative Equity Fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The Fund is an active, long only, quantitative emerging-markets equities strategy. It invests in listed equities in global emerging markets and the strategy ...